'Won't Allow Anyone...': Amit Shah Reacts To 'Landlocked Northeast India' Remark By Bangladesh's Yunus
Amit Shah was responding to the comment made by the Bangladesh interim government advisor in China where he said Bangladesh could help the Chinese economy expand to the northeastern region of India.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said India “will not allow anyone to eye an inch of Bharat’s land" during a discussion with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the CNN-News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025 when asked about recent comments made by Bangladesh interim government advisor Muhammad Yunus on northeastern states.
“The Narendra Modi government will not allow anyone to eye an inch of land in Bharat. No question of entry arises," Shah said.
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During a recent visit to China, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus referred to India’s northeastern states as “landlocked," asserting that they “have no way to reach out to the ocean." He positioned Bangladesh as the “only guardian of the ocean for all this region" and suggested that this situation presents a significant opportunity for China to extend its economic influence into the area. Yunus proposed that Bangladesh could serve as a conduit for Chinese economic activities, facilitating the movement of goods to and from the northeastern states of India.
While Yunus is aiming to bring investments to the country, Bangladesh has been rocked by multiple problems ranging from unrest and mob rule in the country and is also struggling to mount a response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs which threatens to upend Bangladesh’s textile sector, one of its key industries.
US buyers have begun halting orders from Bangladesh, the world’s second-biggest garment manufacturer, after punishing US tariffs that pushed the government in Dhaka to plead on Monday for a three-month pause to the levies.
Trump hit Bangladesh with biting new tariffs of 37 percent, hiking duties from the previous 16 percent on cotton products.
India has also raised concerns about the condition of minorities in Bangladesh and highlighted that since the ouster of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after student-led protests (which were hijacked by Islamist elements), the nation has seen rise in the number of attacks on Bengali Hindus, Bengali Christians, Buddhists, indigenous hill tribes and adivasis of Bangladesh.
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