India-Bangladesh Border Talks Set To Commence In Delhi Today

<p>India and Bangladesh will hold biannual border guarding talks in Delhi beginning June 11, during which the two sides are expected to discuss a variety of issues related to combating cross-border crimes and measures to improve synergy. On Saturday, a 15-member Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) delegation led by its director general (DG) Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan arrived in Delhi.&nbsp;</p> <p>Border Security Force (BSF) DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen and senior officers greeted them at the airport, news agency PTI reported citing officials. The four-day talks will end on June 14 at a BSF camp in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area.</p> <p>"The conference is being held to discuss border issues and to improve coordination between both border guarding forces." "Discussions will be held on how to jointly curb various trans-border crimes and the timely sharing of information between both border guarding forces," a BSF spokesperson said in a statement.</p> <p>There will also be discussions about developmental and infrastructure projects, as well as joint efforts to effectively implement the Co-ordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP) and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), according to the spokesperson.</p> <p><strong>READ | <a title="PM Modi Tweets On Meeting With ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI CEO Sam Altman" href="https://ift.tt/S5WCUKh" target="_self">PM Modi Tweets On Meeting With ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI CEO Sam Altman</a></strong></p> <p>The talks will be held for the 53rd time, with the last meeting taking place in July of last year when the BSF delegation travelled to Dhaka.</p> <p>On India's eastern flank, the BSF patrols the 4,096-kilometer international border with Bangladesh.</p> <p>Between 1975 and 1992, these talks were held annually, but in 1993, they were made biannual, with each side travelling to the national capitals of New Delhi and Dhaka alternately.</p> <p>According to a senior BSF officer, relations between the two countries and their border forces are very good, and the conference is expected to strengthen these ties. The two sides will sign a 'joint record of discussions' at the end of the conference.</p> <p><strong>READ | <a title="PM Modi's Visit To US Will Set New Benchmarks For Bilateral Ties, Big Announcements Expected: Pentagon" href="https://ift.tt/ACjMser" target="_self">PM Modi's Visit To US Will Set New Benchmarks For Bilateral Ties, Big Announcements Expected: Pentagon</a></strong></p>

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