New Delhi: Head of Gen M Naravane’s army said that India was aware of Bangladesh’s efforts to deny space for terror groups carrying out subversive activities against India.
In a message played during the event here on Wednesday to mark 50 years of Dated India-Bangladesh, he also stressed that “historical land boundary agreements” (LBA) between the two countries have shown how problems related to the border can be “resolved with reciprocal negotiations and constructive view “.
This, at the time of “certain countries” have tried to “change the status quo by force, and pass the rules and traditional protocols, by fully ignoring the territorial integrity of others,” Naravane said, without named any country.
LBA symbolizes 3ms – “A sense of mutual respect, mutual trust and reciprocal commitment – for rule-based commands”, said the head of the Indian army, and confirmed that the two countries shared important strategic spaces on the continent of Indian continents with land.
The limit stretches more than 4,000 km.
Marking new high in bilateral bonds, India and Bangladesh in 2015 have sealed a historic agreement to resolve long-old land boundary disputes through regional exchanges, eliminating large irritation in bilateral bonds.
During the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Dhaka in 2015, both parties have exchanged documents on LBA which paved the way for the operationalization of the pact signed in 1974 by Indira Prime Minister Gandhi and the founder of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to resolve border problems.
Naravane, in the address recorded at this event hosted at IIC by Delhi-based Defense Tank Center for War War Studies Land (claw), also said that the Bangladesh approach to fight terrorism “resonates with Indian determination and resilience to fight terrorism in all its forms “.
“We are aware of Bangladesh’s efforts to deny space for terror groups carrying out subversive activities against India,” said the Head of the Indian Army.
In turn, India “continues to prevent terror clothing” from using Indian land to undermine Bangladesh’s interests, he said.
The event was attended by Bangladesh High Commissioner Muhammad Imran, former Head of the Army Bangladesh and 1971 Veteran War of Lieutenant General (Ret) Harun-Ar-Rashid, several 1971 India-Pakistan Veteran War from the Indian Armed Forces, and a number of senior defense officials, among others .
Bangladesh and India have “come a long way in the last five decades and our friendship has reached a test of time,” Naravane said.
As neighbors, India and Bangladesh continue to grow along with shared culture, history, opportunities, and destiny, he said.
The head of the Indian army also paid homage to the army on both sides of the border that had made the highest sacrifice, to “brighter and safer tomorrow”.
This is the will of the collective of the people, shoulders-to-shoulders ready on the battlefield that has “turned against the flow of enemies” in the 1971 war, which caused the birth of a nation that was free from Bangladesh to stand, he said.
And, it is the same spirit of solidarity, friendship and shared fate which “remains a strong bilateral relations foundation” even after five decades, said Naravane.
India-Bangladesh friendship is an award to the collective will of the people of Bangladesh who stands for their right to freedom, and recognition of the role of the Indian Army in the “epic struggle” that changes the lives and fate of millions of brothers and sisters, he added.
The head of the Indian army then arrived at the event to launch a new book ‘Bangladesh Liberation @ 50 years:’ Bijoy ‘with Synergy, India-Pakistan War 1971’.