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Summary Singh's visit is aimed at rekindling the warm relations of four decades ago.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has arrived in Bangladesh for a two-day state visit aimed at warming often prickly ties between the two South Asian neighbors.Singh and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are working to reach agreement over their disputed border, and explore cooperation in the power sector and enhance cross border trade.However, a hoped-for agreement over the sharing of water flowing between their countries appears unlikely because of objections from the Indian state of West Bengal.India helped Bangladesh secede from Pakistan in a 1971 war. Relations soured after a 1975 military coup in Bangladesh. Singhs visit, which began Tuesday, is aimed at rekindling the warm relations of four decades ago.
