The Indo-Bangladesh border is long and heavily inhabited and the inhabitants have a common history of growth, culture, language and rich heritage.
The problem of border management on this border is to secure the borders without causing harm to the economic interests of people, mutual trade and various other forms of interdependence.
Being on the extreme corner of the country, the border areas have remained underdeveloped economically and politically.
One of the tasks for the BSF is to inculcate a sense of security amongst the border population. This includes putting an end to trans-border crimes and defending the border population in case of a threat from across the border. Hence the frequency of such deliberations needs to be increased with other measures to help in better border management.
Q) Discuss the significant challenges regarding Indo-Bangladesh border management and the impact on relations of two countries.
ADMM+
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the 11th AseanDefence Ministerial Meeting and 4thAseanDefence Ministerial Meeting plus organized in Philippines.
About ADMM+
Established in 2006, the ADMM is the highest defense consultative and cooperative mechanism in the ASEAN.
It aims to promote mutual trust and confidence through greater understanding of defence and security challenges as well as enhancement of transparency and openness among ten ASEAN member states namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Meanwhile, the ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN Defense Ministers to engage their counterparts from the 8 Dialogue partner countries namely: Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and Unites States.
The inaugural ADMM-Plus was convened in Hanoi in 2010. The defence ministers then had agreed on five areas of practical cooperation to pursue under the new mechanism including maritime security, counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping operations.
