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I am gonna say this very casually – there is no hope for that country. All the hype which was being generated over how this country is doing well economically is going to go down pretty quickly.
They only have one reliable industry. Sooner or later that is going to get throttled because labor costs are going to increase and Africa will be the next destination for garment factories. So what other industries do they have ? None.
Now you add Islamist parties gaining more influence than we can officially say goodbye to this country. Nothing is going to happen economically since they are all sensitive about anything and everything. It will become Pakistan and we should make sure that the border is fortified (especially in Bengal)
Now do we need relations with them ? Let them decide.
I am gonna say this very casually – there is no hope for that country. All the hype which was being generated over how this country is doing well economically is going to go down pretty quickly.
They only have one reliable industry. Sooner or later that is going to get throttled because labor costs are going to increase and Africa will be the next destination for garment factories. So what other industries do they have ? None.
Now you add Islamist parties gaining more influence than we can officially say goodbye to this country. Nothing is going to happen economically since they are all sensitive about anything and everything. It will become Pakistan and we should make sure that the border is fortified (especially in Bengal)
Now do we need relations with them ? Let them decide.