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The Bangladesh-India political relationship draws from their once shared histories. As part of the larger Indian sub-continent, Bangladesh-India relations are not viewed separately until 1947 with the partition of India. Pursuant to this, Bangladesh-India shared a common political history that separates only because of the high concentration of Muslim citizens in East Bengal. The history of their political relations under the separate Bangladesh-India nations naturally begins with the Bangladesh liberation in 1971. Bangladesh-India political relations have remained civil, especially when the secular Awami League controls Bangladesh, but some points of contention have risen in the last 40 years. After the partition of India, the Muslim nation of Pakistan–comprised of East Bengal (later East Pakistan) and Pakistan–began to split over several political issues. The formation of benevolent Bangladesh-India relations started with the pronouncement that East Pakistan would become a sovereign Bangladesh. India supported their liberation, sending troops and supplies to aid in their efforts. Bangladesh became an independent nation in 1972 and a Bangladesh-India political agreement was signed. Following the liberation, Bangladesh-India relations centered around their shared political beliefs and an Indian pledge to not meddle with the internal affairs of the now independent Bangladesh. The leaders of Bangladesh and India, … Continue reading