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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicTarique Rahman

Topic: Tarique Rahman

Dhaka is resetting ties with New Delhi. Modi govt must open up

Newly appointed Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Kahlilur Rahman, is expected to land in India in April. This will be first high-level outreach since PM Tarique Rahman took office.

Delhi is keeping Dhaka’s security concerns in mind. Tarique Rahman should remember this

India-Bangladesh ties can only improve if there is a new, clean slate. The two need to respect each other’s trigger lines.

Pakistan tries to wash hands of 1971 ‘genocide’, says Liberation War events ‘open to interpretations’

This come days after Bangladesh PM's 'Genocide Day' remarks. Ties between the countries have long been strained over legacy of Liberation War, but began warming under Yunus administration.

A hush-hush visit last week lays groundwork for thaw in Delhi-Dhaka ties

Within weeks of Tarique Rahman assuming power, a top military official from Dhaka held talks in Delhi with R&AW chief & India’s Director General of Military Intelligence.

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Eighteen months after the Dhaka siege, Bangladesh has yet another opportunity to reset its pieces. And the world is watching.

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

‘Good old days of bonhomie’ between New Delhi and Dhaka won’t be easy

India and Bangladesh should remain alert and remember that Turkey’s increasing role in Dhaka’s defence capabilities goes against India’s security and strategic interests.

Tarique Rahman’s first address as Bangladesh PM had 3 warnings

Reiterating his pre-poll promise—'I have a plan'—Tarique Rahman said he has already begun work on all-inclusive strategies and hopes that the people will join him in this journey.

Unity, protection of minorities, end of ‘fascist misrule’—New Bangladesh PM Tarique’s message to nation

In a 12-minute national address, the BNP chief pledged unity across religious and ethnic lines, saying the country ‘belongs to everyone’.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.