To prevent such a misperception from hampering the bill’s passage through India’s parliament, the country’s leaders must explain to the public that neither India nor Bangladesh will be relinquishing territory that it actually controls at the moment. The territory being exchanged comprises lawless enclaves, where the nominal sovereign lacks real authority.
简言之，该协议的实施似乎已是水到渠成。在印度，唯一的潜在障碍是人们也许认为这是割让国土。为了防止这样的误解阻碍法案通过议会，印度领导人必须向公众解释，印度和孟加拉国都不必放弃现在实际控制的领土。被交换的领土都是主权有名无实的法外飞地。