India agrees to cede 17,000 acres to Bangladesh
Sunday, 24 January 2010
NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (BSS): India would likely settle some of its historical dues with Bangladesh, as it agreed in principle to cede control over some 17,000 acres of territory, said an Indian columnist.
An article published in the Business Standard has said, "As part of a larger, comprehensive agreement, in which the remaining tiny part of the 4,096 km-long boundary will be demarcated, while several pockets of adverse possessions and enclaves claimed by both sides are likely to be settled on an 'as-is-where-is' basis,"
Jyoti Malhotra, a columnist and a TV moderator in her article that appeared in Thursday's edition here said the decision to settle the matter is believed to have been taken at the highest political levels in India, on the eve of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India.
An article published in the Business Standard has said, "As part of a larger, comprehensive agreement, in which the remaining tiny part of the 4,096 km-long boundary will be demarcated, while several pockets of adverse possessions and enclaves claimed by both sides are likely to be settled on an 'as-is-where-is' basis,"
Jyoti Malhotra, a columnist and a TV moderator in her article that appeared in Thursday's edition here said the decision to settle the matter is believed to have been taken at the highest political levels in India, on the eve of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India.