Calcutta: The Bangladesh Prime Minister flashed a wry smile and started walking. The silence and the smile in response to the last question from this correspondent - after her 30-minute one-to-one with Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee - suggested diplomatic sagacity: it is best not to talk about a work in progress, aka the Teesta water-sharing agreement, and tie the hands of the other side. Another source on the Bangladeshi side said: "No one knows it more than the Prime Minister how important the Teesta deal is. They are doing very well on their own and I think they will do even better," the Bengal chief minister said. "Each time we have referred to the Teesta in conversations with the Bengal chief minister, she (Mamata) has stonewalled it.

Source: The Telegraph May 26, 2018 21:11 UTC