International Affairs
- Ending more than four decades of wait, India and Bangladesh will start the exchange of 162 adversely-held enclaves from today's midnight, marking the start of implementation of their landmark Land Boundary Agreement (LBA).
- India will hand over 51 enclaves, comprising 7,110 acres to Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh will give India 111 enclaves comprising around 17,160 acres.
- Bangladesh and India will implement the LBA of 1974 and the enabling Protocol of September, 2011, in a phased manner over the next 11 months.
- Note : According to an estimate, around 37,000 people are living in Indian enclaves in Bangladesh while 14,000 people are staying in Bangladeshi enclaves in India.