Let’s stop anti-Bangladesh rhetoric and calling their people ‘ghuspathiye’. It is time to take them along for the economic prosperity and well-being of our people.
India's efforts to end the 1971 Bangladesh crisis is remembered as a great strategic and diplomatic triumph. But little is known about the role played by civil society members.
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Addressing Combined Commanders Conference in Gujarat, PM Modi highlighted the need to develop the military into a ‘future force’ taking note of rapidly changing technological landscape.
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Russian Ambassador Nikolay R Kudashev said the S-400 programme is one of the flagship projects in further boosting military cooperation between the two countries.
According to sources, a debate over whether there should be some uniformity across all armed services, as is the case in the US, triggered an argument in the meeting.
If institutions under Gorakhnath Math are not part of the military’s restricted list, then I am sure neither would be institutions run by Darul Uloom Deoband.
The distinction between the govt and the military has got blurred, and neither is being held accountable for serious lapses with respect to national security.
Some half-baked economist came up with the specious argument to reform military life to save money — and CDS Bipin Rawat-led DMA swallowed the bait hook line and sinker.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Each time there is talk of the Chicken’s neck, which connects mainland India to the north east, one sees the vast expanse of Bangladesh to its south. All the road, rail, riverine access that is required.
The good General forgets that out of fifty years, at least for nearly forty years, Bangladesh was hostile to India, nurturing Islamist extremism, harbouring NE extremists, acting as a route for smuggling arms into India, not to speak of being pally with Pakistan. It is only under PM Hasina that Bangladesh has changed for better as far as India is concerned. But, China already has a foothold in that country, which is a cause of concern for India. So, no need to be sentimental about Bangladesh or talk of missed opportunity.
Each time there is talk of the Chicken’s neck, which connects mainland India to the north east, one sees the vast expanse of Bangladesh to its south. All the road, rail, riverine access that is required.
Excellent article. Exactly the long term strategic vision that one wishes the leadership in both countries had.
The good General forgets that out of fifty years, at least for nearly forty years, Bangladesh was hostile to India, nurturing Islamist extremism, harbouring NE extremists, acting as a route for smuggling arms into India, not to speak of being pally with Pakistan. It is only under PM Hasina that Bangladesh has changed for better as far as India is concerned. But, China already has a foothold in that country, which is a cause of concern for India. So, no need to be sentimental about Bangladesh or talk of missed opportunity.
The Communal bigot is present here.