Any signal that undermines the political achievements of Bangladeshi youth brought about by sacrificing more than 300 lives, will make them feel let down by their biggest neighbour, once again
If India finds itself on the wrong side of history in Bangladesh it has only itself to blame. It has uncritically supported the Sheikh Hasina regime despite its increasing precariousness in the last 15 years, to the exclusion of every other political force in Bangladesh. The ruling Awami League had created a pressure cooker-like situation. Some other spark could have led to a political explosion if not the student protests.
Having backed Hasina for nearly two decades, India is now lumbered with sheltering her and protecting her, hoping that some other country would eventually relieve them of this burden. India and its strategic thinkers are still incorrect, however, in their reading of the ground situation in Bangladesh. Many see the ouster of Hasina by a popular uprising as a conspiracy inspired by foreign forces with their local collaborators. It is almost as if India had lost a colony which will now fall to Islamic extremists. Such conspiracy theories deny agency to the brave youth of Bangladesh…
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