Eying good investment from China, Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, said, “Seven states of India are landlocked” and “Bangladesh is the only guardian of the ocean.” Yunus invited China to establish an economic base in the country.
A video of Yunus doing the rounds where he is seen talking about India’s northeastern states and proclaiming his nation as the only guardian of the ocean.
“Seven states of India, eastern part of India, called seven sisters. They are landlocked country; landlocked region of India. They have no way to reach out to the ocean,” Yunus said.
“This opens up a huge possibility. so, this could be an extension of the Chinese economy. Build things, produce things, market things, bring things to China, bring it out to the whole rest of the World,” he further added.
Reacting to Yunus’ video, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of PM Narendra Modi’s economic advisory council, posted on X, “Interesting that Yunus is making a public appeal to the Chinese on the basis that 7 states in India are land-locked. China is welcome to invest in Bangladesh, but what exactly is the significance of 7 Indian states being landlocked?”
Interesting that Yunus is making a public appeal to the Chinese on the basis that 7 states in India are land-locked. China is welcome to invest in Bangladesh, but what exactly is the significance of 7 Indian states being landlocked? https://t.co/JHQAdIzI9s
— Sanjeev Sanyal (@sanjeevsanyal) March 31, 2025
According to agency reports, Bangladesh secured a commitment of USD 2.1 billion in Chinese investments, loans, and grants from the Chinese government and its companies during Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’s “milestone” visit to China.
Bangladeshi officials and the Chinese ambassador to Dhaka, Yao Wen, said nearly 30 Chinese companies have pledged to invest one billion dollars in the exclusive Chinese Industrial Economic Zone after the Chief Adviser urged private enterprises to invest in Bangladesh’s manufacturing sector.
China has also planned to lend some USD 400 million in the Mongla port modernisation project, some USD 350 million in the development of the China Industrial Economic Zone and another USD 150 million as technical assistance. The rest of the amount would come as grants and other forms of lending.
