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    India, Bangladesh swap enclaves in historic land deal

    Sripriya Yegneswaran
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    Last updated on Aug 01, 2015, 01:06 pm
    India, Bangladesh swap enclaves in historic land deal
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  • India and Bangladesh swapped tiny islands of land, ending the decade long dispute.

    Officials of the two nations hoisted their respective national flags in the swapped enclaves at one minute past midnight (1801 GMT on Friday) to assume sovereignty.

    Following this, the people living there now have access to citizenship benefits like schools, power and healthcare that they lacked since 1947.

  • In this article
    Bangladesh land pact bill presented in Rajya Sabha What’s inside LBA? Government to carry on with LBA Include Assam in land deal, Gogoi tells Modi Rajya Sabha to pass the LBA again RSS seeks sealing of India-Bangladesh border after LBA Mamata to accompany Modi to Bangladesh India, Bangladesh sign the land-swap deal India, Bangladesh swap enclaves in historic land deal
  • 19 Dec 2013

    Bangladesh land pact bill presented in Rajya Sabha

    Bangladesh land pact bill presented in Rajya Sabha
  • The government introduced the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) (Constitutional Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha.

    The LBA Bill aimed to redraw the international boundary between India and Bangladesh by exchanging areas of enclaves.

    The people in these enclaves would continue living at their current residences and would be accepted by the respective countries as their citizens.

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    What’s inside LBA?

  • Once LBA comes into force, India will transfer 111 enclaves (17,160.63 acres) to Bangladesh in return for 51 enclaves (7,110.2 acres). An enclave is an area surrounded by another nation.

  • 30 Nov 2014

    Government to carry on with LBA

    Government to carry on with LBA
  • PM Modi said that his government would go ahead with UPA's LBA to sort out infiltration issues.

    He assured Assam that it will be a beneficial decision for the state's future.

    According to the PM, it will also aid job generation in the north-east.

    He denied any compromises with the country's security due to LBA.

  • 3 May 2015

    Include Assam in land deal, Gogoi tells Modi

     Include Assam in land deal, Gogoi tells Modi
  • Assam CMs request came amidst reports that the Modi government was looking to exclude Assam from implementation of the LBA.

    In September 2011, Tarun Gogoi had accompanied PM Manmohan Singh to Dhaka to sign the protocol.

    The centre's decision to not consult Assam before keeping it out of the LBA, surprised Gogoi.

  • 10 May 2015

    Rajya Sabha to pass the LBA again

    Rajya Sabha to pass the LBA again
  • Both the houses passed the LBA - Constitution 119th Amendment Bill, 2013 earlier in the week.

    But since the name of the bill needs to be changed to Constitution 100th Amendment Act, 2015, from Constitution 119th Amendment Act, 2013, it will be passed again in both the houses.

    It was introduced as the 119th amendment but was the 100th amendment bill to be passed.

  • 17 May 2015

    RSS seeks sealing of India-Bangladesh border after LBA

    RSS seeks sealing of India-Bangladesh border after LBA
  • RSS wants the borders with Bangladesh to be sealed after LBA is signed to reduce infiltration.

    It warned that north-east may witness a J&K like situation if the borders are not sealed.

    It alleged that over 1.5 crore Bangladeshis are residing in India. It also said that Hindus have to face violence due to these immigrants.

  • 29 May 2015

    Mamata to accompany Modi to Bangladesh

    Mamata to accompany Modi to Bangladesh
  • West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will accompany Narendra Modi to Dhaka next week to ink the land boundary pact with Bangladesh.

    The meeting could also see a discussion on the Teesta water-sharing issue.

    In September 2011, Mamata Banerjee refused to accompany Manmohan Singh to Bangladesh to sign the river water-sharing agreement.

  • 6 Jun 2015

    India, Bangladesh sign the land-swap deal

    India, Bangladesh sign the land-swap deal
  • India and Bangladesh sealed the land boundary agreement to swap territories allowing thousands of people living in the border enclaves to choose their nationality.

    The deal was made operational by signing of the protocol by the foreign secretaries of the two countries in presence of PM Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheik Hasina.

    The deal permanently fixes the contours of the 4000km long border.

  • 1 Aug 2015

    India, Bangladesh swap enclaves in historic land deal

    India, Bangladesh swap enclaves in historic land deal
    Credits:
  • India and Bangladesh swapped tiny islands of land, ending the decade long dispute.

    Officials of the two nations hoisted their respective national flags in the swapped enclaves at one minute past midnight (1801 GMT on Friday) to assume sovereignty.

    Following this, the people living there now have access to citizenship benefits like schools, power and healthcare that they lacked since 1947.

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