Hope new Bangladesh govt improves ties with India: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed hope that the new Government in Bangladesh will improve relations with India, and said having stable neighbours benefits our country.

He also said the India-US trade deal will adversely affect the Union Territory.

“The more stable our neighbouring countries are, the more it benefits us. No one wants to have wars and fights, or to have unstable neighbours — be it Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal or any other country,” he said.

Abdullah told reporters after inaugurating the annual agritech festival ‘GONGUL’ at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.

Abdullah said India wants democracy in Bangladesh and wants it to remain stable and prosper.

“We hope that after their government formation, both the countries will improve their relations, which had otherwise witnessed some bitterness,” he added.

To a question about the Indo-US trade deal, the chief minister said that while he does not know how the deal would benefit the rest of the country, for Jammu and Kashmir, “as of now, we can only see losses”.