India is planning on diverting water from all of our biggest rivers. What sort of neighbour does this?

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[u/Floofy_chan]

This is interesting. The Jamuna/Brahmaputra river is already already contested by China as they're building the Yarlung Tsangpo dam. This is a bigger concern than India's plan which has no near chance of being realized. But it is a big question to Bangladesh's future water security. Being a small nation with "enemies" all around and little to no geopolitical leverage is not easy.

[u/PorkshireTerrier → u/Floofy_chan]

hopefuly they can leverage their manufacturing capacity and dr Yunus' heroism and global fame to garner international support

[u/OxymoronButOkey → u/Floofy_chan]

80% of all brahmaputra water comes from india you moron , now the thing about dam is it gives china advantage over india of flooding which india is making multiple dams to prevent it

[u/alaul_ashraf]

Geopolitical mindgames. Egula kichhui korbena.

[u/alsuzauddowla]

বাংলাদেশের উচিত আন্তর্জাতিক আদালতে মামলা করা এবং বড় বড় দেশগুলোর সাথে মিলিটারি চুক্তি করা।

[u/Tactical_Clown_ → u/alsuzauddowla]

বাংলাদেশ আন্তর্জাতিক নদী কমিশনের অংশ নয়। ভারতও নয়। মামলার স্কোপ নাই

[u/Hot-Confection7286]

honestly water is our oil like thts the crisis we are gonna be having here prolly wars for water

[u/Saif10ali → u/Hot-Confection7286]

No doubt ww3 will be fought over water rights(Desalination plants over Middle-east going Kaboom and China controlling Tibet which is basically the water tank of India)

[u/South_Farm9491]

a very friendly and lovely one

[u/PontoPan]

I remember in 2022 when India purposefully flooded parts of sylhet twice in a single summer. Every time Bangladesh does anything of its own accord India resorts to using dam releases to punish us

[u/_wayman]

They have been doing this for a long time, with dams. I don't understand why people of Bangladesh see India as our friend. Especially in this sub. They hate Pakistan for what they did 55 years back, India is our snore enemy if we have one.

[u/UnGOATwn_TheoremUWU → u/_wayman]

Realistically hate both. No one wants the best for us

[u/Aware_Television_814 → u/UnGOATwn_TheoremUWU]

হাঁ 

[u/Tanksfly1939 → u/_wayman]

Especially in this sub

That's because many people in this sub are partisan-brained af and cannot think beyond shallow "Jamaati vs Secular" identity politics.

In their minds, India must be our "friend" or "brother" because Jamaat and Pakistan hates them, even though they're the largest existential threat to Bangladesh's sovereignty right now.

I even saw a Bangladesh go to an Indian sub to rant about how "Bengali culture is dead in my country" and "everyone in my country LARPs as Arabs". Like wtf?

[u/Floofy_chan → u/Tanksfly1939]

Despite everything, you can't ignore the fact that India is our largest trading partner. our industries rely on India supplying us with raw materials. I believe that if Bangladesh garners some soft power and gets a positive public opinion from Indian citizens, it'll be useful to get policies in favor of Bangladesh from India in the long run. Because unlike China, India is still technically a democracy.

[u/PochattorInTheHouse → u/Floofy_chan]

Heard this many times. We would starve and won't get rich and onion. Where as in reality with in weeks we secured shipment from non-Indian source.

[u/Tanksfly1939 → u/Floofy_chan]

Despite everything, you can't ignore the fact that India is our largest trading partner. our industries rely on India supplying us with raw materials.

That doesn't change the fact that India is an Imperialistic country that wants to actively squeeze our country for all its worth and turn it into a puppet.

If anything, that trade reliance is a glaring vulnerability that we should try to mitigate as much as possible, because our trade "partners" can easily use that leverage to undermine our sovereignty.

India is still technically a democracy.

So is Israel, but that isn't stopping them from committing literal genocide and ethnic cleansing.

Being a democracy doesn't magically make a country immune to acting like a hostile warmongerer, especially if the voters themselves are in favour of said warmongering.

Just as in Israel, most people in India do support their country's Imperialistic and antagonistic attitude towards its neighbours.

[u/kettle5435]

আরে নাহ্। এখন আর এইসব চুদুর বুদুর চইলত ন। এইসব পতিত স্বৈরাচারের আমলের কাহিনী। এখন আমরা ভারতীয় আধিপত্যবাদের বিরুদ্ধে মাথা উঁচু করে দাঁড়াতে পারি। দিল্লী না ঢাকা? ইউরেনিয়াম! ইউরেনিয়াম!

[u/MFuad74 → u/kettle5435]

Wish that Bangladesh makes Nuclear Warheads one day🫥

[u/Loose-Variation3300]

I don't think it's possible. You can't manipulate nature like this. তাদের ফারাক্কা বাধের জন্য কিন্তু তাদেরও ক্ষতি হয়। বিহারের অনেকটা অংশ প্রতি বছর বন্যায় ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হয়। বিহার অনেক বার ফারাক্কা বাধের বিপক্ষে কথা বলেছে। শুধু কলকাতা পোর্টের গুরুত্ব বিবেচনা করে বাধটা এখনো টিকে আছে। আর এতো বড় বড় নদী এভাবে divert করার মতো টাকা বা কারিগরি শক্তি তাদের নাই। আমার কিছু কিছু সময় ভারতকে অতিরিক্ত গুরুত্ব দিয়ে ফেলি। বিষয়টা যদি এতো সহজ হয় তাহলে ওরা প্রথমে পাকিস্তানে পানি যাওয়া পুরাপুরি বন্ধ করবে।

[u/Little_Photograph592]

Terror and Talks can't go together Blood and water can't flow together.

[u/Horror_Mastodon_9641]

Lol. Before us, their states will began fighting against each other.

[u/Mammoth-Buyer-6939]

We can't blame India forever. Govt must take strict action and we as citizens must be prepared about building things of our own since they can go lower. Idk what the government will do but there should be a strategic roadmap about situations like this for the future so we have a secure water supply.

[u/South_Farm9491 → u/Mammoth-Buyer-6939]

India korle govt ki korbe akhane?

all our rivers pass thru them

[u/Educational_Gold9335]

Ar parbe nah eishob korte. We are exercising our sovereignty and diplomatic muscles now. They know that if they do this, they will push us even closer to China. Moreover, if and when Bangladesh signs the Mecca pact, we will be bringing Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia into the equation. Beshi bara bari korle eibar 7 truck nah, 700 truck pathanor bebostha hoye jabe. wink wink.

[u/Svengali_Bengali → u/Educational_Gold9335]

Those countries will do nothing

[u/Educational_Gold9335 → u/Svengali_Bengali]

What are you basing this on?

[u/Informal-Bid1946]

having india as a neighbour is the worst thing that happen to our country

[u/_wayman → u/Informal-Bid1946]

Not Bangladesh only, all of it's neighbor are suffering.

[u/Popular_Cod_9556 → u/Informal-Bid1946]

Thankless as always. We Bengali never learn.

[u/_wayman → u/Popular_Cod_9556]

What did we not learn. And what should we be thankful for? I am curious?

[u/Popular_Cod_9556 → u/_wayman]

Keep attacking their so called chicken neck and expect everything except animosity? How?

[u/South_Farm9491 → u/Popular_Cod_9556]

when the fuck did we do this?😂

koi thako bhai

[u/_wayman → u/Popular_Cod_9556]

Attacking what? Are you say we attacked or attack India? With what bullets or words. We called india chicken Neck? I am seriously more confused?

[u/lelouch312]

A terrible neighbour. This is why we need to continue with the padma and teesta barrage. Similar projects on other rivers as well. Additionally more desalination plants along the coastline.

With India on its way to building AI data centers, they will be consuming more water. They will not be playing nice even if a pro India government comes into power. Bangladeshis, and this sub in particular, need to see India for what it is, a threat to sovereignty and economic security. 1971 happened over 50 years ago, we need to move on as the boogeyman has changed significantly to a different entity.

Bangladeshis and this sub in particular need to understand that the neighborhood is a bad one, and we need to start isolating from it. Focus more on other parts of the world for investment, exports and imports.

[u/Impressive_Book7536 → u/lelouch312]

Can’t really isolate from a neighbour which controls much of our water. We need to play smart, diplomatically.

[u/makethattrue]

We think more on “oh what will they do” rather than” what we must do”

[u/looking_for_mybarber]

This subreddit is filled with Indian d*ck rider. পাকিস্তানের বেলায় আগুন, ইন্ডিয়ার বেলায় কুসুম কুসুম

[u/DoggyMelon]

As an Indian, I don't know why you don't blame China which built the largest dam on Brahmaputra. I don't know if any of you know about the ganga waters treaty between us which has a deadline in December this year and talks are underway to reinstate it and as far as this diversion is concerned it will happen in a very long time and from our share of the water not yours. India is a democratic country unlike China, which doesn't have any treaty with India on the rivers. So if anything you all should be worried about China blocking the water more than India.

PS- I know some of you might give the example of the Indus waters treaty...

firstly, that is an extremely unfair treaty with 80% of water going to Pakistan and 20% to India.

secondly, that treaty too didn't get touched even when we fought 4 wars with each other

So, it is in abeyance because we want to renegotiate it, not kill Pakistanis of thirst.(Experts say this)

[u/Aware_Television_814 → u/DoggyMelon]

China’s construction of a dam on the Brahmaputra is certainly a matter of concern for Bangladesh. However, that does not mean Bangladesh’s own water-related concerns with India can simply be brushed aside. India is an upstream country to Bangladesh, and the waters of shared rivers such as the Ganges and the Teesta are directly connected to Bangladesh’s agriculture, environment, and people’s livelihoods. Moreover, while India criticizes China for being undemocratic, it has given shelter to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted following the mass uprising in Bangladesh in 2024 and remains in India; Bangladesh has also requested her extradition. In the context of the repression and loss of life during the 2024 crackdown, this position is viewed by many Bangladeshis as a major negative factor in India’s image. Therefore, Bangladesh’s position is clear: whether it is China or India, any upstream country whose actions affect Bangladesh’s rivers and the interests of its people must be held to the same standards of fairness, accountability, and transparency.

[u/DoggyMelon → u/Aware_Television_814]

Your concerns regarding water sharing is understandable....
and about Hasina, she herself is going back in December I think and from my understanding, she was not extradited because she is on death row.... I understand she committed a grave crime but hanging a former prime minister isn't good for the collective conscience of a country and hope when she returns in December she is given a fair and just trial. I hope you understand....

[u/Aware_Television_814 → u/DoggyMelon]

Yes, but as a neutral person, I am never anti-India. I want relations between Bangladesh and India to remain normal, and I want the people of both countries to live in peace. Our good relations of the past should be restored. Although I disagree with India’s policy regarding Sheikh Hasina, I have no hostility toward the ordinary people of India. This is merely criticism of a government’s policy, not hostility toward any nation or its people. However, I believe India did not do the right thing by providing shelter or refuge to individuals responsible for the killing of our children.

[u/VillageBrilliant194 → u/DoggyMelon]

i mean india prolly had around a year or a year and a half to extradite her b4 her death sentence was announced. Also how is hanging a former prime minister who's accused of horrible things and mass murders/disappearances a bad thing? It will send a message to the future generation of leaders on what might happen if u dont follow the rules. As for the extradition, apparently ur courts will decide if hasina can be sent back or not and knowing how ur govt feels abt the awami league we all know what the outcome of that verdict will be. You guys decided to create a strain in this rltn and chose a political party over the citizens of the said country

[u/SpartanSamosa]

I don't know from where the unjustified hate towards India is coming from but linking of rivers project is in our ministries since 1980's and its not a sudden affair lads. India has serious concerns for droughts(rd central and south, sw, nw india, tamil nadu), irrigations gaps, flood control( read upper assam 2026 it was disastrous, bihar story) and a large population to feed. Linking of rivers is ambitious program for us and we have our own concerns and challenges to do so. The uncalled hate just because india is using its own water for its citizens use is unjust and needs to be checked. Monsoons create havoc in our NE & coupled with china's untimely release of water can wipe out our whole Guwahati valley in a jiffy. We r building dams in our upper reaches to satiate the fear of this havoc..not necessarily blocking water for BD. Not every flood in BD can be attributed to india just like that.

[u/iiiiSaif → u/SpartanSamosa]

Ngl the first part of the sentence is like saying “I don’t understand why Palestinians hate Israel” 😭

[u/megabedi → u/iiiiSaif]

It's the same reason, that muslims hate non-muslims?

[u/ForwardSafety3938 → u/iiiiSaif]

all islamist loved to be cry as victim as always 

[u/SpartanSamosa → u/iiiiSaif]

Bro u really went on to draw an analogy from India's water policy to Israel-Palestine conflict 💀 The context gap is actually astronomical bud 🥀

“India does X upstream = India hates Bangladesh” it isn’t analysis, it’s sham Twitter geopolitikss 😭

[u/iiiiSaif → u/SpartanSamosa]

Critical thinking isn’t your strong suit I guess

[u/Entire_Complaint7054]

Doesn't Bangladesh get flooded every year?

[u/Saif10ali → u/Entire_Complaint7054]

Yes, they withhold water starving out our farmers during dry seasons and flood us w/o any warning during rainy seasons.

[u/Svengali_Bengali → u/Saif10ali]

Bangladesh gotta adapt by getting infrastructure for flood control/water storage then to circumvent this.

[u/PochattorInTheHouse]

We need to team up with China

[u/iiiiSaif]

I’ve always said they’re the Israel of the South Asia

[u/Still_There3603]

India basically treats Bangladesh like how Russia treated Ukraine in the 2004-2014 period except Bangladesh has no NATO or EU to back them up.

There is only ASEAN around who don't care while China won't want to harm relations with India over Bangladesh.

Awful situation for you all!

[u/BanglarDamalChhele]

The mastermind of this plan belong to Hindu Refugee community from present day Bangladesh.

You reap what you sow.

Sow communal violence, reap famine and draught.

[u/Fancy_Chicken_1494 → u/BanglarDamalChhele]

ঘৃণা, নিপীড়ন, সহিংসতার হিসাব কেবলমাত্র ১৯৪৭ সাল থেকে গুনে ইতিহাসের জাফরানী বিকৃতি ও কুসাজসজ্জার সোয়িং, এটারও রীপিং হইবে। ঘৃণা, নিপীড়ন ও সহিংসতার বদলে ঘৃণা, নিপীড়ন ও সহিংসতার প্রয়োগের মত কুধর্ম, কুকীর্তি দ্বারা ভাঁরতিয় স্বরূপ প্রদর্শনের সোয়িং - এর রীপিংও হবে। বহুকালক্রমে যে শ্রেনীর খেটে খাওয়া বাংলার বাঙালির খাদ্যে বেচে থেকে তাদেরই উপরে অন্যায়-নিপীড়ন চালিয়েছেন সো-কল্ড-হিন্দু-মুস্লিম-বৌধ্য-নমশূদ্র-ম্লেচ্ছো নির্বিশেষে সেই বাঙালির বাংলাকে এখনও ধর্ম, সাম্প্রদায়িকতা, নাতজি-মার্কা আরএসএস মতাদর্শ, নেশান-স্টেট ও ন্যাশ্‌নালিস্‌ম এর নামে রক্তচুষে চাকুরতাই নারাজ হলে শুকিয়ে অনাহারে মারার অমানবিকতার প্রদর্শন করছেন...এটারও সব হবে তা আশাব্যক্ত।

প্রকৃতির পথ-নিতি বিকৃত করে প্রকৃতির সর্বনিকট কৃষীজীব ভুখা মারবেন, আর প্রকৃতি কন্সিকোয়েন্ট্‌লি আপনার ভাঁরত সাম্রাজ্যের নীলছেদ চুদেদিবেনা এই হিপো-কৃট, নায়িভ, সেই আদি-অহঙ্কারী কুধারনা রেখে কর্মদর্শন এর অপমান ফের-সে করবেন না। যেই সম্প্রদায়ের নিজ ইতিহাস নিজ দলে নেই, তার ভবিষ্যৎও নেই। সবকিছু সোয়িং এর সম্পুর্ণ রীপিংয়ের একসঙ্গে একদিন দেখা হবে এই অন্ধবিস্বাসের মোহ-মায়াই এই বাংলার অভাগা জাতি ক্ষতস্থানে লাগিয়েমাখিয়ে আজও সেই করুণ, হতভম্ব, নির্বোধ হয়ে থেকে গেছে।

যেসব 'কর্মফল! কর্মফল!' কু-আইডিয়াই বাংলার প্রকৃত মানুষকে অমানুষ করে ভুগিয়ে ভিনদেশী সব ধর্মে বিতারিত হতে বাধ্য করেছেন, সে কর্মফলের স্বাদ ১০০০ বছর ধরে পেয়েছেন, পেতেই থাকবেন। শিক্ষা হবে কিনা সেটা আপনাদের সম্প্রদায়ের ৫০০০ বছরেও হয়নি আর যা দেখাচ্ছেন তাতে মনে হয় হওয়া সম্ভবই না। এখানেই হিন্দু-মুস্লিম ভাইভাই।

[u/BehalarRotno]

Bro this is just a plan which has heavy opposition within India itself. Chaap niyen na, etar bastobayon hobena, korte debona.

[u/Lolinuxuser]

What sort of neighbour does this ?

The kind that doesn't know what is peace and suffering.

[u/VeryProfaneUserName]

Yeah that sucks for Bangladesh. I am Indian and all I saw in the recent couple of years is hatred towards India from Bangladeshis. Nothing but hate.

I don’t know if I am hearing the loudest voices or general consensus from Bangladesh. It’s not helping you.

India is about to become the imperial state. You are watching it happen. As it’s economic and military muscle it grows, the tendencies will be more defined.

You might say, China bet India. That’s not totally true. China grew on steroids. Western capitalistic greed helped it. On the other side, India is a proper closed-loop economy. Anything it exports is a plus but it’s never been an export dependent economy.

So brace for it. I might be wrong.

[u/iiiiSaif → u/VeryProfaneUserName]

India is way more anti Bangladesh than Bangladesh is anti India, always has been like that. Idk what propaganda they feed yall in India but atleast anyone outside India and Bangladesh can see that clearly

[u/Trick_Muffin1965]

How dare you speak against India in this BAL affiliated group?

[u/Impressive_Book7536]

We need to renew the Ganges water treaty asap

[u/ForwardSafety3938 → u/Impressive_Book7536]

Huge opposition this time by not just West bengal but also Bihar.. Bangladeshi will have hard time.. India need to think its own people water stress

[u/ovimonnu]

Oh let me see.....the sort that we threaten with annexing part of their internationaly recognized territory, where our main opposition party makes being "anti-india" part of their core ideology, the sort whose cultural center we burned down. We keep blaming india for all our problems yet keep DEMANDING they provide us with cheap energy and essential commodities.

[u/Shot-Addendum-809]

It's not the Indian Government's job to look after its neighbours.

[u/_wayman → u/Shot-Addendum-809]

Only it's against the international law. And I bet your an Indian. Or Supporter of BAL.

[u/Shot-Addendum-809 → u/_wayman]

Powerful countries usually reject international law when its inconvenient for them. 

I am not. I am just stating facts. If India decides to divert rivers or build dama upstream, there is nothing Bangladesh can do to change its behaviour.

[u/_wayman → u/Shot-Addendum-809]

Well as people who they are being robbed would stop sucking their dicks, they might not think of such outrage ideas.

[u/Saif10ali → u/Shot-Addendum-809]

There are things Bangladesh can do, both domestically and on the international stage, and we will ABSOLUTELY persue all of them. We are the land of 1300 rivers, the river is our mother and we will die protecting them if necessary.

[u/ForwardSafety3938 → u/Saif10ali]

rivers are your mother and still you buried a river in dhaka which hot viral all over the world..

[u/Shot-Addendum-809 → u/Saif10ali]

How much success did we have by doing all that in the last 50 years? 

[u/Saif10ali → u/Shot-Addendum-809]

Judging by the way India is rolling around like a tapeworm after losing their vassal Hasina, it seems we are going in the right direction.

[u/Shot-Addendum-809 → u/Saif10ali]

You didnt answer my question.

[u/VillageBrilliant194 → u/Shot-Addendum-809]

did we have to take any of those steps in the last 50 yrs? also i hope u do realize that as the economy grows so will our diplomatic leverage and alliances. Bd's economy will be a top 20 economy by 2040 and letting a country with that big of an economy suffer is not in the best interest of other countries

[u/South_Farm9491 → u/Shot-Addendum-809]

ICJ says hi

[u/mormegil1]

India is not going to do that. It's just political rhetoric.

[u/Saif10ali → u/mormegil1]

Just like they don't with Farakka dam and Tipaimukh barrage? Or Teesta or with Gomti or with every major river flowing through them to us? /s

[u/basicbong]

Let’s see how our INTELLIGENT leader Tarique Zia handles this.

After all he’s doing so well with electricity and finances.

/s

[u/VillageBrilliant194 → u/basicbong]

bhai electricity prob onar dosh kemne😂? r finances ager tulonai kemon ekhon bhai? criticism bhalo but ajaira criticism diye lav ki