India, Bangladesh Firm Up Futuristic Vision To Boost Cooperation In New Areas

India and Bangladesh on Saturday firmed up a futuristic vision to shore up cooperation in several new areas and signed 10 agreements to boost ties in several key sectors including in maritime sphere and blue economy. The pacts were finalised at the wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. The documents finalised included a shared vision for India-Bangladesh "digital partnership", one on "green partnership" and another on cooperation in the space sector. The other agreements were in the areas of oceanography, health and medicine, disaster management and fisheries.