Former Tripura CM Biplab Deb Calls for Urgent Renovation of Border Fencing Amid Security Concerns

Former Tripura CM Biplab Deb Calls for Urgent Renovation of Border Fencing Amid Security Concerns

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Former Tripura Chief Minister and Lok Sabha MP, Biplab Kumar Deb, has raised concerns about the deteriorated border fencing along the Bangladesh border, urging the Union government for immediate renovation to ensure security amidst rising instability in Bangladesh.

Border Security:

Tripura shares an 856 km border with Bangladesh, which includes vulnerable stretches due to old fencing.

Regional Concerns: Political instability in Bangladesh, including potential changes in the Sheikh Hasina government, has heightened security concerns along this border.

Deterioration of Fencing: Existing barbed wire fencing along the Tripura-Bangladesh border has degraded, leading to security risks.

He suggested increasing the BSF presence along the border to strengthen surveillance and prevent any potential security breach due to the current situation in Bangladesh.

Strategic Implications:

Regional Stability: With the political scenario in Bangladesh uncertain, reinforced fencing and additional border security could prevent illegal activities and bolster the region’s stability.

National Security: Ensuring a well-guarded border in Tripura is critical for India’s national security, given the proximity to potential areas of unrest across the border.

About Bangladesh–India border:

The Bangladesh–India border, known locally as the International Border (IB), is an international border running between Bangladesh and India.

Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometre-long (2,545 mi) international border, the fifth-longest land border in the world, including 262 km (163 mi) in Assam, 856 km (532 mi) in Tripura, 318 km (198 mi) in Mizoram, 443 km (275 mi) in Meghalaya, and 2,217 km (1,378 mi) in West Bengal.

The Border Security Force (BSF) of India and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) of Bangladesh are involved in the patrolling of the border area.

The border divides the Sundarbans mangrove forest and the Ganges delta region and is crisscrossed by many rivers.