Dear Kiran, thank you for reading my two cents worth. I hope we do not have any animosity toward each other and do it in the right spirit.
India does not need any MNF status as it already has wide access to BD market. It should just remove the ridiculous trade barriers it set up some of which I specifically mentioned in my posting.
Many in Dhaka feel that even if BD conveys to India that it will grant India MNF status, India will drag its foot as India is looking for a package deal with BD that must include transit. This is not politically possible in BD. BNP, which ruled BD for last ten of fifteen years, uses anti-Indian rhetoric to win votes. Their rival Awami League will commit political suicide if they grant transit to India.
Also, many of India%u2019s neighbors feel that India does not live up to its treaty obligation. You may not be aware that there are thirty year old treaties between BD and India that BD ratified long ago that India has not yet ratified.
