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Xi backs Bangladesh in upholding sovereignty, 'rejecting foreign interference' in talks with PM Rahman

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged unwavering support for Bangladesh's sovereignty and rejection of foreign interference during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit. Beijing also offered backing for Rahman's government and proposed a new economic corridor linking Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China. Discussions covered port modernization, a '2+2 dialogue' mechanism, and Mandarin's inclusion…

The Economic Times

Bangladesh, China agree to deepen Teesta cooperation during Rahman's Beijing visit

Rahman travelled to the Chinese city of Dalian from Kuala Lumpur on June 22 after attending the World Economic Forum in Malaysia, which marked his first overseas visit since assuming office earlier this year. He later travelled by high-speed train to Beijing on Wednesday and is scheduled to meet President…

The Times of India

Bangladesh, China agree to strengthen cooperation on Teesta river management: report

Bangladesh and China have agreed to boost cooperation on managing the Teesta and other rivers. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, currently in Beijing, sought Chinese technical assistance for the Teesta project and broader water resource management initiatives. China pledged full support, offering training and sharing its expertise. This development comes as…

The Economic Times

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Nishikant Dubey slams Congress over 1982 Ganga, Teesta water-sharing MoU with Bangladesh, says 'Bangladesh Zindabad' is its guiding principle

"On this very day, May 30, 1982, then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had given renewed consent for the sharing of the Ganga River with a Bangladeshi delegation. In 1976, an agreement had been consented to by Indira ji, which was implemented in 1977 for only 5 years. Renewed agreements were then…

The Economic Times

Bangladesh seeks China support for Teesta restoration project

DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has sought China’s “involvement and support” for the Teesta restoration project, a move that risks clouding New Delhi-Dhaka relations, as the latter pushes India to work towards implementing the 2011 Teesta water-sharing treaty blocked by outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

The Times of India

As Bolivia’s glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities

A huge wall of water and debris swept down the Teesta valley in the eastern Himalayas on October 3 2023, causing widespread devastation and the tragic loss of over 50 people. This powerful flood in India was the result of a landslide which caused a glacial lake higher up the…

The Conversation

‘No land, no home, no future’: Himalayan Lepchas fear new dam

A glacial lake outburst flood in October 2023 washed away the Teesta III dam, displacing thousands of people.

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Teesta: India’s bid, Chinese plan, and media concerns in Bangladesh

The Teesta water dispute has returned to the headlines after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina inked 10 defence, trade and connectivity pacts and smiled for the press in Lutyens Delhi last week.

Newslaundry

Foreign Secretary to visit Bangladesh, talks may feature China

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra's visit to Bangladesh to discuss China's Teesta project and bilateral relations.

The Hindu

Sikkim flash floods | The river runneth over

A massive flood resulting from a glacier-lake outburst in Sikkim wreaked havoc in the early hours of October 4. It claimed at least 94 lives and destroyed the Chungthang dam, which is critical to the Teesta-III hydropower project. Rahul Karmakar reports on the tragedy and the conversations on dam building…

The Hindu

Flash floods: Sikkim chief secy expresses concern over flooding of Teesta basin with ammunitions and explosives

KOLKATA: The Sikkim chief secretary, while attending a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), virtually, expressed concern about how the Teesta Basin in Sikkim as well as in Bengal was filled with weapons, ammunitions and explosives washed away from an army ammunition depot in North Sikkim.

The Times of India

Sikkim flash floods | Death toll rises to 30; 62 found alive

Search operations continued for the 142 people who are still missing after the flash flood in the Teesta river that devastated Sikkim

The Hindu

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing

The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower project, the Teesta -3, situated along the Teesta river that courses through Sikkim, West Bengal and Bangladesh.

The Hindu

Activists refuse to call Sikkim floods only a ‘natural disaster’

Activists oppose hydel projects on Teesta, cite human-made mistake for floods in Sikkim. Death toll rises to 18, 100 missing. Rescue teams yet to reach epicentre. Gov. Bose calls for balance between ecology and development. 7K tourists stranded, 3.5K in relief camps.

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At least seven dead as glacial lake bursts in Sikkim

Flash floods, believed to have been triggered after a lake, forming from the gradual melting of a Himalayan glacier, suddenly overflowed and inundated the Teesta river basin, destroyed Chungthang dam, a key component of the Sikkim’s largest hydroelectric project, and washed away highways, villages, and towns.

The Hindu

Medha Patkar urges Mamata to agree to Teesta water treaty with Bangladesh

Medha Patkar urges West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to agree to sharing of Teesta water with Bangladesh. She refers to The Helsinki Rules and Parliamentary Standing Committee's recommendation. She also raises concern over construction of barrages and dams on Teesta and manipulation of water level in Narmada river basin. Patkar…

The Hindu

Explained | Why is the Kushiyara river treaty between India and Bangladesh important?

What is the status of the Teesta river water sharing proposal?

The Hindu

Resolve Teesta, other issues at an early date: Sheikh Hasina

India, Bangladesh sign seven deals, including first water-sharing treaty in 28 years

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India, Bangladesh should jointly fight anti-1971 forces, says PM Modi

India, Bangladesh sign seven deals including on Kushiyara river

The Hindu

Delay in Teesta pact holding up Hilsa fish supply to India: Hasina

Bangladesh PM says, “You [India] aren’t giving us enough water, so I can’t give you Hilsa fish right now”

The Hindu

A lot is at stake for India-Bangladesh ties

While they have deepened ties, the Hasina and Modi governments have failed to resolve long-standing issues

The Hindu

India, Bangladesh discuss Ganga, Teesta and Kushiyara in Joint River Commission meeting

Making "utmost efforts" for Teesta agreement: India to Bangladesh

The Hindu

India and Bangladesh in talks for major river agreement ahead of PM Hasina’s visit

Joint River Commission meeting to decide on deals over Kushiyara and Ganga rivers

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