Water diplomacy: Skating on thin ice

With power in India shifting to the states due to an increasingly weak central government, secretary of state Hillary Clinton chose Kolkata as the first stop of her India tour to advance US foreign-policy interests. In a televised interview before meeting with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Clinton pushed for India permitting foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and for an "amicable" water-sharing arrangement with Bangladesh on the Teesta River - issues stalled by Banerjee's opposition.

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