Overview

• At the June 27 hearing, experts including Shivshankar Menon and Riva Ganguly Das assured MPs that Bangladesh’s army presents limited radical threat compared to Pakistan.
• Committee members advocated leveraging West Bengal’s cultural ties with Bangladesh through public events and journalist exchanges to strengthen bilateral relations.
• Several MPs flagged growing engagement between Bangladesh, China and Pakistan as a strategic challenge to India’s influence in the region.
• Data presented to the panel indicated a significant decline in illegal migration from Bangladesh, prompting a reassessment of border security priorities.
• Chairman Shashi Tharoor confirmed that the committee will submit a comprehensive report to Parliament soon with recommendations to guide future India–Bangladesh ties.