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Situating the Local in Bilateralism: Assessing Local Impacts of the India–Bangladesh Enclave Exchange

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In its fundamental essence, bilateral relations outline a mechanism through which two countries seek to actualize their individual national interests through collaboration on select issues. Such conceptualizations often obscure the relevance of issues and narratives at local levels, which constitute the sites of its practicalization. The predominance of national interest-focused approaches in negotiating bilateral relations, particularly in the sphere of conflict management, often casts aside local narratives underlying the issues and conflicts it seeks to address. The resultant gap between the advocated and actual necessities of resolution at the ground may lead to the persistence and emergence of local tensions subsequent to its ‘settlement’ at the national and bilateral levels. The bilateral resolution of the India–Bangladesh enclave issue presents an interesting case to engage with the conceptual and practical facets of this mechanism of state action and its impacts at the local level. Based on an ethnographic survey of local perceptions of residents of three enclaves in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, this article will examine the impacts of national interest-based mediation in localized conflicts, to engage the problematic of the ‘local’s absence from bilateralism’s conceptualization in international relations.

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  • Surya Sankar Sen, 2021. "Situating the Local in Bilateralism: Assessing Local Impacts of the India–Bangladesh Enclave Exchange," Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, , vol. 25(1), pages 52-72, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:jadint:v:25:y:2021:i:1:p:52-72
    DOI: 10.1177/0973598420979761
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