Since its independence in 1971, secured by Indian victory over Pakistan, Bangladesh has experienced remarkable economic growth, improvements in social development, and increasing regional importance.
The recent incidents in the Rohingya refugee camps, mainly in Cox's Bazar, indicate an increasingly fragmented and militarised environment, where multiple armed Rohingya groups have been competing for territorial dominance
The structural logic of this partnership is what makes the patient approach correct. India shares its longest land border, 4,096 kilometres, with Bangladesh.
A controversy has arisen over the JAMUKA Amendment Bill, over the retention of references to the then Muslim League, Jamaat-e-Islami, Nezam-e-Islam, and wartime collaborators, in the statutory definition linked to the Liberation War.
From Kashmir to other international issues, Islamabad has frequently invoked the language of religious solidarity. Yet, the events of 1971 expose a clear gap between rhetoric and reality.
Now the latest claim is that India is undermining its own energy security by exporting 5,000 tonnes of Diesel to Bangladesh during global energy crunch, which is again, to be honest, laughable.