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The regional dynamics of South Asia have been vitiated by the contentious issue of resource-sharing between and among its member-states since the dawn of decolonisation. Of the shared resources, the issue pertaining to water-sharing between India and Bangladesh festers till date, posing itself not only as a contentious factor between the two neighbouring states of South Asia, but also in the federal relations of the central government in India and the state government of West Bengal. The roots of the water-sharing dispute of the Teesta river can be traced back to the colonial policies, compounded by the absence of transparency and accountability of policy-makers and their lack of clear understanding of the dynamics of the issue.
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