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The book Four Decades of India Bangladesh Relations: Historical Imperatives and Future Direction is a joint effort of scholars from the Institute for De-fence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi and Bangladesh Institute for International and Strategic. Studies (BUSS), Dhaka. This book brings out perspectives from India and Bangladesh on various important issues of bilateral cooperation. Bringing together scholars from two premier think tanks in India and Bangladesh who play an important role in providing policy inputs, generating informed debates and discussion and act as an interface between 1 policy makers and the people, this is the first effort of its kind. The book has thirteen chapters on major bilateral issues and nine annexes. The authors have dealt not only with problems but have also suggested various measures to take the bilateral relations forward. Given the nature of the India-Bangladesh relationship, there is a need for greater bilateral engagement at the highest level. A congenial atmosphere would provide an opportunity to heal the relationship that is bound by historic socio-cultural-ties. Envisaging a commonality of interests, and delineating the means to achieve this would provide a road map for further enhancement of ties between India and Bangladesh. About The Author Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik is a Research Fellow at the Institute for De-fence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. After completing her Ph. D. in South Asian Studies, from the School of International Studies, JNU, she joined the IDSA in 1998. Her area of specialization is South Asian politics focusing on the role of the r military, the politics of identity and the dynamics of India's relations with its neighbours. Her current research project is titled "India's 'near abroad': What ails its Neigh bourhood Policy". Dr. Pattanaik received the Asia Fellowship and was a visiting fellow at the Department of International Relations, Dhaka University in 2004. In 2007, she received a follow-up grant by the Asian Scholarship Foundation to conduct further research on "Politics of Identity in Bangladesh". She was also awarded the Kodikara fellowship in 1999 (RCSS, Colombo). Dr. Pattanaik is the author of Elite Perception in Foreign Policy: Role of Print Media in influencing India Pakistan Relations, 1989-99 (Delhi, RCSS and Manohar, 2004). She is the editor of South Asia: Envisioning a Regional Future (Delhi: IDSA and Pentagon Press, 2011). She was a Postdoctoral fellow at Foundation Maison Des Science delphinium (MSH) and the Center for International Relations and Research (CERI), Paris in 2008. Most recently, she was a visiting fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in 2011. She was one of the Course Directors of India-Bangladesh studies program jointly conducted by Jamia Millia Islamia and Dhaka University. She has published around 50 articles in reputed journals, contributed around 20 chapters in edited books, writes extensively on India and its neighbors in the media including the Daily Star, Bangladesh. She has delivered lectures on security issues both in India and abroad. Dr. Pattanaik is also a part of the IDSA's task force on Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Table Of Contents Preface List of Contributors Consonance and Dissonance: Issues and ire-nth in India-Bangladesh Relations Trends in Indian Foreign Policy South Asia and the International Order Regional Security Environment in South Asia: Overcoming the Constraints India-Bangladesh Crass-border Connectivity Bangladesh-hula Connectivity: A Focus on Transit India-Bangladesh Trade: Problems and Prospects Bangladesh-India Trade and Investment: Bangladesh Perspectives Cooperation on the Water Issue: Bangladesh Perspectives Water Problems in Bangladesh: Internal and External Dimensions Bangladesh-India Cooperation on Energy Issues: Bangladesh Perspectives Transcending India-Bangladesh Relations: Framing Mutual Security Parameters Security Dynamics and Bangladesh-India Relations: Bangladesh Perspectives Annexures Index.