ABSTRACT The paper analyses Bangladesh-India maritime connectivity in the Bay of Bengal region from a Bangladesh perspective. It aims at contributing to emerging literature on policy studies on maritime issues. It argues that to a larger extent, stability, prosperity and progress of Bangladesh depend on exploring and exploiting her untapped marine resources in the Bay of Bengal region. More than 90 per cent of Bangladesh's trade takes place through the sea. At the same time, there are growing maritime issues and concerns in the Bay of Bengal region that Bangladesh and India can jointly address. Consequently, the paper argues that it is of paramount interest for both Bangladesh and India to deepen their bilateral maritime connectivity in order to promote maritime cooperation. Areas and possibilities of maritime connectivity are visible from blue economy to joint research promotion. However, that connectivity needs to be based on reciprocity and mutual respect, but not on a zero sum pattern.

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在孟加拉湾地区展开孟加拉-印度海上连通性：孟加拉视角

摘要 本文从孟加拉的角度分析了孟加拉湾地区的孟印海上连通性。它旨在为有关海事问题的政策研究的新兴文献做出贡献。它认为，孟加拉国的稳定、繁荣和进步在很大程度上取决于对孟加拉湾地区未开发的海洋资源的探索和开发。孟加拉国 90% 以上的贸易是通过海上进行的。与此同时，孟加拉国和印度可以共同解决孟加拉湾地区日益严重的海洋问题和关切。因此，本文认为，深化双边海上互联互通以促进海上合作对孟加拉国和印度而言至关重要。从蓝色经济到联合研究推广，海上互联互通的领域和可能性都是可见的。然而，这种连通性需要基于互惠和相互尊重，而不是基于零和模式。