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    497 : Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to West Bengal: Much Ado about Nothing

    Amit Ranjan

    25 June 2018

    During her two-day visit to the Indian State of West Bengal in late May 2018, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, discussed several issues with India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. However, little headway was made on the Rohingya issue. Also, the contentious issue of the sharing of Teesta river waters between India and Bangladesh remained unresolved. Similarly, the consequences of the publication of the final list of the updated National Register of Citizenship did not find its way onto the agenda during the visit.