This paper seeks to explore how the international community and especially India can coordinate and cooperate with Bangladesh to deal with what is being considered the biggest refugee crisis of the 21st century. | Indo-Bangladesh relations in light of the recent Rohingya crisis International Journal of Management IJM Volume 9 Issue 5 September October 2018 pp. 55 64 Article ID IJM_09_05_007 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 9 amp IType 5 Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication INDO-BANGLADESH RELATIONS IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT ROHINGYA CRISIS Rasmika Ghosh Student Department of International Relations Jadavpur University Abhiraj Goswami Student Department of International Relations Jadavpur University ABSTRACT The relations between India and Bangladesh have been favorably pleasant with minor ebbs especially as a result of a common colonial history and shared tales of struggle. On one hand diplomatic relations since May 2014 have been marked by positive milestones such as the exchange of enclaves under the revised Land Boundary Agreement which was due for decades. On the other hand the sharing of the Teesta waters is an issue still in limbo perpetually lacking direction due to India s federal narratives. At the same time India extended a billion credit line for infrastructural projects towards Bangladesh in an effort to expand its influence amidst rising competition from China. Bangladesh plays a huge role when it comes to India s concerns regarding regional cooperation as both are members of SAARC BIMSTEC and IORA. However of all the issues at hand one particular situation is putting this age-old value of cooperation to the test The Rohingya situation. The recent crisis emerging as a result of the immense influx of the Rohingyas fleeing violence in the neighbouring country of Myanmar has caused strains in the Indo- Bangladesh relations. India s preference towards strategic goals in Myanmar over Bangladesh s humanitarian as well as security concerns is causing Bangladesh to feel slightly insecure and therefore lean towards China as a .
