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

[Guru Dutt]

In that case, the GoI should impose a trade embargo on Bangladesh. Why isn't the GoI doing it?

hold on tiger

it was started by hyper agressive and egoistic bangladeshies not India

the agitation was against reservation for MUKTI JHODDHA and there children which Jaamaaties were trying and convinced the young bangladeshies taking away all there jobs

but but but this they started peddling as if Indians are minting huge money by taking technical jobs inside garments and other high tech industries (if any) in bangladesh .. for which bangladeshies started agitation which ended in loot , plunder and plllage of bangladeshi hindu porperties and mass rape and murder of bangladeshi hindus

and when the Shiekh hasina govt tried to control it she was forced out of govt with help of Bangladeshi armed forces and other pressure groups inside bangladesh all of which where working on behst of INTERNATIONAL DEEP STATE which all abondenned there puppet Mohd Yunus after Trump became new president elect in USA despite all there calculations

and now same Bangladeshies want India to forget all there crimes that they committed ahainst Hindu Bangladeshies and disrespecting Indian democracy and Flag and Indian state and PM......... sorry we dont forget and forgive this easy ,,, its not congress at centre

sure we wil do what we have to do but at the time of owr choosing and this is not the right tme and there is still time

 

[Saif]

hold on tiger

it was started by hyper agressive and egoistic bangladeshies not India

the agitation was against reservation for MUKTI JHODDHA and there children which Jaamaaties were trying and convinced the young bangladeshies taking away all there jobs

but but but this they started peddling as if Indians are minting huge money by taking technical jobs inside garments and other high tech industries (if any) in bangladesh .. for which bangladeshies started agitation which ended in loot , plunder and plllage of bangladeshi hindu porperties and mass rape and murder of bangladeshi hindus

and when the Shiekh hasina govt tried to control it she was forced out of govt with help of Bangladeshi armed forces and other pressure groups inside bangladesh all of which where working on behst of INTERNATIONAL DEEP STATE which all abondenned there puppet Mohd Yunus after Trump became new president elect in USA despite all there calculations

and now same Bangladeshies want India to forget all there crimes that they committed ahainst Hindu Bangladeshies and disrespecting Indian democracy and Flag and Indian state and PM......... sorry we dont forget and forgive this easy ,,, its not congress at centre

sure we wil do what we have to do but at the time of owr choosing and this is not the right tme and there is still time

I clearly see that how the RAW controlled Indian media has brainwashed you and other Indians. Anti quota movement has nothing to do with Jaamat. Sheikh Hasina wanted to bring back the very same quota system which she had revoked a few years ago. But the students were protesting her decision to reintroduce the discriminatory quota system. To quell the students' protest she murdered more than 2000 students to cling on to the power. She used the judiciary, police, BGB and even the army to stop the students who wanted her resignation. Sheikh Hasina is a puppet of India and should not be returned to Bangladesh politics ever. Period.

 

[Guru Dutt]

I clearly see that how the RAW controlled Indian media has brainwashed you and other Indians. Anti quota movement has nothing to do with Jaamat. Sheikh Hasina wanted to bring back the very same quota system which she had revoked a few years ago. But the students were protesting her decision to reintroduce the discriminatory quota system. To quell the students' protest she murdered more than 2000 students to cling on to the power. She used the judiciary, police, BGB and even the army to stop the students who wanted her resignation. Sheikh Hasina is a puppet of India and should not be returned to Bangladesh politics ever. Period.

well agreed whatever you said about shiekh hasina

but why were Hindu Bangladeshies were looted and raped and murderred

why were indian buissnnesses targetted , why indian lag and indian democracy mocked and degraded ?

it dose not works that way that you take buissnes from us too and abuse us too

 

[Saif]

well agreed whatever you said about shiekh hasina

but why were Hindu Bangladeshies were looted and raped and murderred

why were indian buissnnesses targetted , why indian lag and indian democracy mocked and degraded ?

it dose not works that way that you take buissnes from us too and abuse us too

Hindus were not targeted because they were Hindus. Only the leaders and activists of Awami League were targeted regardless of their religious background. Let me give you one example. Do you know Mashrafee, the former cricket captain of Bangladesh? The protesting students burned down Mashrafee's multi million dollar house just because he was an MP of Awami League.

 

[Bilal9]

hold on tiger

it was started by hyper agressive and egoistic bangladeshies not India

the agitation was against reservation for MUKTI JHODDHA and there children which Jaamaaties were trying and convinced the young bangladeshies taking away all there jobs

but but but this they started peddling as if Indians are minting huge money by taking technical jobs inside garments and other high tech industries (if any) in bangladesh .. for which bangladeshies started agitation which ended in loot , plunder and plllage of bangladeshi hindu porperties and mass rape and murder of bangladeshi hindus

and when the Shiekh hasina govt tried to control it she was forced out of govt with help of Bangladeshi armed forces and other pressure groups inside bangladesh all of which where working on behst of INTERNATIONAL DEEP STATE which all abondenned there puppet Mohd Yunus after Trump became new president elect in USA despite all there calculations

and now same Bangladeshies want India to forget all there crimes that they committed ahainst Hindu Bangladeshies and disrespecting Indian democracy and Flag and Indian state and PM......... sorry we dont forget and forgive this easy ,,, its not congress at centre

sure we wil do what we have to do but at the time of owr choosing and this is not the right tme and there is still time

I think the govt. of India should come out and declare complete trade boycott of Bangladesh. Like immediately.

I'd like to see that rightaway - and probably crores of people in Bangladesh are expecting that too.

Please don't keep Bangladeshis in suspense!

Let's see how the Sarojini Hawker market association and Delhi Vyapaar Sangh can decide the fate of Indian trade with Bangladesh.

 

[Saif]

Could the Indian foreign secretary’s visit create positive optics?

Vikram Misri's visit to Dhaka signals efforts to stabilise Bangladesh-India ties.

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Could the Indian foreign secretary’s visit create positive optics?

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Given the steady decline in Bangladesh-India relations since August, it is tempting to view Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's December 9 visit to Dhaka and his talks with top leaders, including the interim government's Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, either negatively or positively. It all depends on one's own perception.

However, Misri's visit, the first by a top Indian diplomat since Hasina's escape to India, appears to have provided a much-needed welcome break from the rising cacophony of megaphone diplomacy and the shriller voices emanating from a section of the media which made the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India frosty, if not downright hostile.

It may be argued that Misri's interaction with Yunus, Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin did not yield new meeting ground, nor were they expected to during this initial round of talks. What it did at best was for the two sides to bring to the table their respective concerns and expectations of each other. Yunus flagged the issue of Hasina's continued stay in India and her statements from there which he says added to the strained ties. Jashim Uddin conveyed Dhaka's concern over border killings and described India's comments on the plight of minorities in Bangladesh as "interference" in his country's internal affairs.

Bangladesh has resented a security breach at Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala during a large protest there against alleged attacks on Hindus. In Dhaka, Misri articulated the attacks on "religious, diplomatic and cultural properties" which fuelled resentment in India.

But it would be grossly unfair to just look at areas of concern. More than anything else, the Indian foreign secretary's visit underlines that the two countries are willing to not allow the incidents since August to prevent the efforts for charting a new journey. According to media reports, Yunus, during his meeting with Misri, said that the relations between Bangladesh and India were "very solid" and "close" and asked India to help "clear the clouds."

For his part, Misri stressed India's "desire to work closely with the Interim Government of Bangladesh." The Indian foreign secretary made it a point to recall that since the political changes in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first world leader to greet Chief Adviser Yunus on his assumption of office, the two leaders had a "very cordial" telephone conversation thereafter, and Yunus accepted Modi's invitation to speak at the online event 3rd Voice of Global South Summit in August. Plus, there was the meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain in New York in September this year. Misri emphasised, "India desires a positive, constructive, and mutually beneficial relationship with Bangladesh."

Misri also made two important points. First, he conveyed that India has always seen in the past and will continue to see in the future the relationship with Bangladesh "as a people-centric and people-oriented relationship, one that has the benefit of all the people as its central motivational force." Secondly, he made it clear the development projects executed by India in Bangladesh reflected mutually beneficial engagement on issues ranging from trade, commerce, connectivity, power, water and energy, consular cooperation and cultural cooperation. He said there is no reason why this cooperation should not continue to deliver in the interest of both Bangladeshis and Indians. This should be seen as a counter to criticism often aired in Bangladesh that India has invested in the Awami League rather than the people of that country.

After the Indian foreign secretary's visit, the two sides indicated their readiness to resume the unfinished challenges in bilateral ties—border management, trade and connectivity, water, energy sectors, development cooperation, consular, cultural and people-to-people ties. The jury is still out if the visit helped create largely positive optics. For that to happen, India and Bangladesh must be mindful of each other's areas of concerns and priorities and not brush them aside. It is to be noted that a day after Misri's visit, Yunus' press secretary Shafiqul Alam told the media that there have been 88 incidents of communal violence against the minorities between August 5 and October 22 (with him also saying that many of them were connected to the previous ruling party) and 70 people have been arrested in connection with those incidents.

Pallab Bhattacharya is a special correspondent for The Daily Star. He writes from New Delhi, India.​

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Want relations with India based on mutual interests, respect: Adviser Touhid

Touhid Hossain said the interim government's objective is ultimately to transfer power through a fair and credible election

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Want relations with India based on mutual interests, respect: Adviser Touhid

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Md Touhid Hossain

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain has said Bangladesh wants cordial relations with India based on mutual interests and respect, as it does with all other nations.

"The interim government is working towards that goal."

He made the remarks during a meeting with government officials, freedom fighters, public representatives, politicians, journalists, and civil society representatives in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi today.

Touhid Hossain said the interim government's objective is ultimately to transfer power through a fair and credible election.

"There is no room for doubt about it. Our first task is to restore stability in the country. We will organise the elections by paving the way for fundamental reforms so that no government can deviate from that path.

"Those who toppled the oppressive regime have certain demands. They seek reforms, and we have been tasked with implementing them."

Touhid said these reforms will require time and urged all to have patience.

He also urged political parties to work towards a future where students are no longer compelled to protest on the streets.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdul Karim chaired the event, while former secretary of bridges division Zahid Hossain, MRDI Adviser Shahid Hossain, Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council Chairman Wahid Hossain, former air commodore of Bangladesh Air Force Khalid Hossain, Assistant Superintendent of Police (Raipura Circle) Afsan Al Alam, and Assistant Commissioner (Land) Mohammad Nazmul Hossain, among others, were present there.​

It is true. India and BD had relations based on interest and respects. What is new in what he is saying.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Why should we care for Dharmis in Pk and BD, @Guru Dutt ?

marne do, bc ko, give us reason to roll in and expand "chicken neck" and some coastline later.

ya to poora takeover/annexation, or, hands off

ekdum zero sum game

I err on the side of 'hands off' .. they ever become a real problem, we take them out, maximum brutality Putin style, but that should be a very last case scenario.

@Saif