12 October 2011

Editorial: India’s Border Breakthrough

By Pushpita Das

This year marks a new beginning for India and Bangladesh, not least with the two countries signing a series of agreements to manage their common border. The March  agreement on the non-use of lethal weapons by the Border Security Force (BSF), the Coordinated Border Management Plan signed in July, and the Protocol to the Agreement Concerning the Demarcation of Land Boundary signed in September are a few of the accords that are expected to transform the India-Bangladesh border from a border management nightmare to a zone of peace and prosperity. All these agreements are the result of a cooperative framework – the cornerstone of India’s approach to managing its borders.

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