[🇧🇩] Indo-Bangla Relation: India's Regional Ambition, Geopolitical Reality, and Strategic Options For Bangladesh

[Bilal9]

Sheikh Hasina in her 16 years of rule in Bangladesh made sure that our foreign policy toe the Indian official line. She has reduced Bangladesh into a vassal state of India. Luckily, the present government is making things right for us and following an independent foreign policy.

We must drill into the Indian foreign secretary's head about the new reality.

Collectively, the MEA in New Delhi is a daft entity, farsightedness is a rarity in that dept.

 

[Vsdoc]

We must drill into the Indian foreign secretary's head about the new reality.

Collectively, the MEA in New Delhi is a daft entity, farsightedness is a rarity in that dept.

What will soon actually be a rarity will be such official engagements.

Only one thing comes after that.

Heed the implied warning.

 

[Bilal9]

What will soon actually be a rarity will be such official engagements.

Only one thing comes after that.

Heed the implied warning.

What warning ? What will India (BJP) leadership do - other than a lot of barking ? 😀

Every action has an implied cost. Yes - even surgical strikes do.

Just try something. Getting tired of all the barking.

 

[Vsdoc]

What warning ? What will India (BJP) leadership do - other than a lot of barking ? 😀

Every action has an implied cost. Yes - even surgical strikes do.

Just try something. Getting tired of all the barking.

You can afford to be tired in Malibu.

Saif might suddenly find his lungi on fire.

Or missing altogether.

It will not be a pretty sight.

For sure.

 

[Saif]

Indian foreign secretary's Bangladesh visit: Key issues and what's next

 

[Saif]

Dhaka-Delhi FS-level talks today

Dhaka is likely to raise the issue of extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the Bangladesh-India Foreign Office Consultation scheduled for today in the capital amid a tension between the two neighbours over the Hindu minority issues...

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Dhaka-Delhi FS-level talks today
Staff Correspondent 08 December, 2024, 20:24

Dhaka is likely to raise the issue of extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the Bangladesh-India Foreign Office Consultation scheduled for today in the capital amid a tension between the two neighbours over the Hindu minority issues.

Besides, the long-pending issues like water sharing treaty for Teesta and other common rivers, killing of Bangladeshi civilians by Indian Border Security Force, issuance of Indian visas and the connectivity would also be discussed during the meeting to be held at the Foreign Service Academy, said officials concerned.

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today to lead his side in the routine meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Jashim Uddin, according to the officials.

‘This kind of face-to-face meeting is crucial in overcoming any deadlock in communication although the foreign secretary-level meeting is a routine matter,’ said foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain at a discussion in the city on Sunday.

He hoped that the two foreign secretaries would have a fruitful discussion.

The FOC is taking place days after Bangladesh shut its mission at Agartala in India on security ground on December 3 just a day after it came under attack by a group of Indian protesters during a violent demonstration.

Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma was also summoned by the foreign ministry in Dhaka over the ‘heinous attack’ on its mission in Agartala, capital of Tripura state.

India has been witnessing widespread protests over the arrest and detention of a Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in Chattogram on November 25.

‘Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri is coming to Dhaka tomorrow. We hope that his visit would help resolve ongoing tension between the two countries,’ chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul

Alam told reporters at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy on Sunday.

Describing Bangladesh’s relation with India as multifaceted, he said that it would be better in coming days.

‘We want that our relation with India would be based on fairness, equality and dignity,’ Shafiqul said, responding to a question.

Officials said that Dhaka would raise the issue of extradition of Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India for shelter amid a student-led mass uprising on August 5.

The last FOC was held in Delhi in November, 2023.

After a diplomatic briefing at state guest house Padma earlier on December 2, foreign adviser Touhid Hossain said that the interim government wanted a ‘normal and good relation’ with New Delhi while maintaining mutual interests of both nations.

He said that Dhaka’s relation with New Delhi before the August 5 situation was not the same since the fall of Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India bringing an end to her over 15-year autocratic rule.​

 

[Saif]

Interim govt wants good ties with India: CA's press secretary

The interim government aims to establish good relations with India on the basis of fairness, equality, and dignity, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, on Sunday. “We have cultural, linguistic and historical linkage with India,” he said in response to a question a

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Interim govt wants good ties with India: CA's press secretary
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The interim government aims to establish good relations with India on the basis of fairness, equality, and dignity, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, on Sunday.

“We have cultural, linguistic and historical linkage with India,” he said in response to a question about the foreign office consultation meeting between India and Bangladesh, scheduled for Monday.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who will lead the Indian delegation, is expected to meet the Chief Adviser, the briefing was informed.

When asked about the timing of Bangladesh's request for the extradition of Hasina, Shafiqul Alam said that it would follow the process outlined in the extradition treaty between the two countries.

He added that issues of mutual interest would be discussed during the foreign office consultation meeting between India and Bangladesh.

Shafiqul also suggested that Indian journalists visit Bangladesh to get an accurate understanding of the situation with minorities here, rather than relying on propaganda.

Responding to a question about the rising prices of soybean oil, he reassured that the prices would stabilise in the coming days and that the government was investigating the sudden price hike despite sufficient supply.

Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir clarified that comments made by education adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud about the timing of elections were his personal views. Dr Mahmud had recently stated that he hoped to see an elected political government next year. Only the Chief Adviser has the authority to announce when elections will be held, he added.

Meanwhile, Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, an adviser to the IMF and World Bank and a former head of UNDP, met with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Sunday.

The British peer thanked Professor Yunus for assuming leadership of the Interim Government at such a crucial time in Bangladesh's history, especially during a period of heightened expectations.

Lord Malloch-Brown also expressed his willingness to extend his support for the cause of the Bangladeshi people.

The hour-long discussions covered a wide range of issues, including the mass uprising of July-August, development matters, the Interim Government's reform initiatives, the misinformation campaign targeting the student-led movement, healthcare, social business, and microcredit.

Professor Yunus thanked Lord Malloch-Brown for his support of Bangladesh. He noted that managing public expectations was one of the government’s key challenges.

The Chief Adviser emphasised that reform was the core issue during the July-August student-led uprising, and his government is committed to implementing major reforms before holding free and fair elections.

He added that the Interim Government would act as a facilitator for the reform process and had already established 15 reform commissions to address key institutions left in disarray by the previous government under Sheikh Hasina.

Dr Martha Chen, a development worker; Asif Saleh, Executive Director of BRAC; and Lamiya Morshed, Senior Secretary of the Bangladesh Government, were also present at the meeting.​

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Sheikh Hasina in her 16 years of rule in Bangladesh made sure that our foreign policy toe the Indian official line. She has reduced Bangladesh into a vassal state of India. Luckily, the present government is making things right for us and following an independent foreign policy.

Hasinas made BD economy an Asian tiger. What BD is going to face is debt trap, starvation and lawlessness now.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Sheikh Hasina in her 16 years of rule in Bangladesh made sure that our foreign policy toe the Indian official line. She has reduced Bangladesh into a vassal state of India. Luckily, the present government is making things right for us and following an independent foreign policy.

BD's policy anyway going to toe to official line of any big player. If you do not go with India, you will obey to either China or US. Maintaining good relationship with India is far better than being salve of China. You will not gain anything, but you are sure to fall in Debt trap. SL tried same and failed badly. Ultimately, India rescued it with 4 BN USD line of credit. Pakistan Experimented with China and ruined its economy.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

What he's saying was that the Mughal emperors were in large portion of the totality, very liberal. They treated their Hindu subject fairly and with respect.

Akbar especially came up with his own religion, Deen-e-Elahi (which mixed major portion of Hinduism), and antagonized many of his Muslim courtiers just to please his Hindu subjects.

Many of the Mughal Emperors ended up marrying Hindu Rajput princesses and allowed their Rajput wives to carry out Hindu religious traditions in the temples that were built for that purpose. We have all seen Jodha-bai the movie but she was Akbar's principal consort. Visiting her tomb in Agra is definitely on my bucket-list (shown below).

The entire Mughal bloodline (at least a portion of it) was Hindu after a certain point when they started taking Rajput wives. I don't know why there is such animosity against Mughals in today's India. People are not informed anymore, Indians don't read their own history. Mughals had enough Hindu blood.

Hindi (Sanskrit mixed with Urdu) was I believe created during that time period to ease communication with non-Muslim courtiers and subjects, but I could be wrong.

Most Mughal emperors were very good to their non-Muslim subjects - and we all know Aurangzeb was not a saint in that dept. but haathoh ki panch ungli ek nahi hota.

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Tomb of Jodha Bai (Mariam-uz-Zamani)
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They have history of Killing even their brother and presenting their Brother's cut head to imprisoned father and you call them liberal.
If they had been liberal, you would be Babulal today instead of Bilal.

 

[Bilal9]

They have history of Killing even their brother and presenting their Brother's cut head to imprisoned father and you call them liberal.
If they had been liberal, you would be Babulal today instead of Bilal.

This is what happens when stakes are large (such as being emperor of Mughal India). No different in contemporary European countries or Middle East. Study some history.

Babulal or Bilal, either is fine with me. I am who I am.

 

[Bilal9]

BD's policy anyway going to toe to official line of any big player. If you do not go with India, you will obey to either China or US. Maintaining good relationship with India is far better than being salve of China. You will not gain anything, but you are sure to fall in Debt trap. SL tried same and failed badly. Ultimately, India rescued it with 4 BN USD line of credit. Pakistan Experimented with China and ruined its economy.

Bangladesh is not Sri Lanka.

Indians keep forgetting.

Economically in collective sense - it is a close equivalent of Pakistan now, maybe not militarily.

 

[Dogun18]

Bangladesh is not Sri Lanka.

Indians keep forgetting.

Economically in collective sense - it is a close equivalent of Pakistan now, maybe not militarily.

“‘Maybe not militarily”, definetly not militarily.

 

[Bilal9]

“‘Maybe not militarily”, definetly not militarily.

Yes - by a factor of five likely. And Pakistan is a military power, Bangladesh is not.

No comparison needed though, Pakistan is an ally and brotherly country.

 

[Dogun18]

Yes - by a factor of five likely. No comparison needed though, Pakistan is an ally and brotherly country.

factor of five? Pakistan is far far stronger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh is our brother state and hopefully once our generals are outsted we can bring true unity.