The Bengal settlement

The Bengal Settlement

By: Amit Bhushan Date: 6th May 2015

The settlement of boundary with Bangladesh including Trade and Travel connectivity measures seems to be one good step provided the benefits can be fast realized by enhancing required infrastructure improvements in roads, rails and waterways sector. While this may be an opportunity for some of the infra companies to enter Bangladesh as the growth momentum from such agreements might kick-start several other offshoot projects particularly in the bridges and rail sector as well rise in industrial activity there on the back of 'cheap labour' sans the labour laws. The coming together of all major political formulations to facilitate the agreement is welcome.

While there have been political voices about shifting political loyalties and about consistencies, if such a thing ever existed. However it must be said that the more 'game' questions could have been about what a state leadership in now going to do to stop the increased quantum of the smuggling of Aaloo-Pyaz and resultant food inflation that has been bothering its leadership so much. And this question could have been combined with the Mutton-Anda smuggling that is likely to be kick started on a 'mammoth scale'.

Of immediate questions, the Indian Automobile companies must put their act together to formulate strategies to penetrate the neighboring market not only to increase sales but to fend off competition taking the second hand route, but also to combat 'components' smuggling including used components as well. Needless to say that some industry realignment would also take place so that industry is aligned tap the combine 'common market' that is likely to be taking shape in the region as a result of the proposed agreements even if it is not worded so. This is all the more, because of strong people-to-people relationships and its impact not being figured out in advance while governments in the region plan agreements with each other. Sometimes, therefore the regulations and policies are seen as hindrance rather than a facilitator of such relationships. Added to this is political refusal in the 'sovereigns' to take care for mutually strong bonds amongst people, but to pursue their own 'select' interests in a brazen manner. This has been the case for the lack of South Asian unity or its quest for common markets so far. In hope that the current incumbents are brighter that previous..

 

[Swaswati Borpuzari]

The Bengal Settlement, also known as the Permanent Settlement, was a significant land revenue system established in 1793 by the British East India Company in the Bengal Presidency, which included parts of modern-day India and Bangladesh. This system, primarily the brainchild of Lord Cornwallis, aimed to stabilize revenue collection and encourage agricultural development by fixing the land revenue demand in perpetuity. Under this settlement, the zamindars, or landholders, were recognized as proprietors of their lands, and they were required to pay a fixed amount of revenue to the British government. If the revenue was not paid on time, the land was auctioned off, often leading to the displacement of traditional landholders. The Bengal Settlement had profound and lasting impacts on the social, economic, and political fabric of the region. It transformed the zamindars into a class of absentee landlords, who were more interested in collecting rent than in the welfare of the peasants. This led to increased exploitation and a decline in agricultural productivity, as peasants had little incentive to improve the land they worked on, fearing higher rent demands. Despite its initial goals, the settlement ultimately contributed to the impoverishment of the rural peasantry and the consolidation of wealth among a small elite. The system remained in place until India's independence in 1947, and its effects continue to be studied and debated by historians and economists.

 

[Dhruv Bindhani]

The Bengal Settlement

By: Amit Bhushan Date: 6th May 2015

The settlement of boundary with Bangladesh including Trade and Travel connectivity measures seems to be one good step provided the benefits can be fast realized by enhancing required infrastructure improvements in roads, rails and waterways sector. While this may be an opportunity for some of the infra companies to enter Bangladesh as the growth momentum from such agreements might kick-start several other offshoot projects particularly in the bridges and rail sector as well rise in industrial activity there on the back of 'cheap labour' sans the labour laws. The coming together of all major political formulations to facilitate the agreement is welcome.

While there have been political voices about shifting political loyalties and about consistencies, if such a thing ever existed. However it must be said that the more 'game' questions could have been about what a state leadership in now going to do to stop the increased quantum of the smuggling of Aaloo-Pyaz and resultant food inflation that has been bothering its leadership so much. And this question could have been combined with the Mutton-Anda smuggling that is likely to be kick started on a 'mammoth scale'.

Of immediate questions, the Indian Automobile companies must put their act together to formulate strategies to penetrate the neighboring market not only to increase sales but to fend off competition taking the second hand route, but also to combat 'components' smuggling including used components as well. Needless to say that some industry realignment would also take place so that industry is aligned tap the combine 'common market' that is likely to be taking shape in the region as a result of the proposed agreements even if it is not worded so. This is all the more, because of strong people-to-people relationships and its impact not being figured out in advance while governments in the region plan agreements with each other. Sometimes, therefore the regulations and policies are seen as hindrance rather than a facilitator of such relationships. Added to this is political refusal in the 'sovereigns' to take care for mutually strong bonds amongst people, but to pursue their own 'select' interests in a brazen manner. This has been the case for the lack of South Asian unity or its quest for common markets so far. In hope that the current incumbents are brighter that previous..

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