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TopicTarique Rahman

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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’.

‘BNP does not recognise minorities or majorities,’ Rahman’s only Hindu minister, Nitai Roy Chowdhury

In an interview with ThePrint, Nitai Roy Chowdhury said that the 2026 election has shown that language and culture bind Bangladeshis more than religion.

Tarique Rahman’s govt is on a mission of de-Yunusification. It will fix India-Bangladesh ties

Going forward, India and Bangladesh will have to double the effort to fix the damage done to bilateral ties by the Yunus administration.

Once criticised by BNP, outgoing NSA Khalilur Rahman to be foreign minister in Tarique’s Cabinet

Khalilur's inclusion in 50-member Cabinet, led by Tarique Rahman, represents a striking turnaround as BNP sought his resignation last year over comments on Tarique’s citizenship.

India shouldn’t romanticise 1971, Bangladesh wants transactional ties now

Bangladesh’s recent post-election shift has reduced its India-centric narrative, urging realistic diplomacy.

PM has Macron meeting, Om Birla & foreign secy to attend Bangladesh PM-elect Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in

Dhaka: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Vikram Misri, India’s Foreign Secretary, are scheduled to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister-elect Tarique...

Not pro-anyone, pro-economy—Bangladesh PM-elect Tarique Rahman sends clear global signal

Rahman also emphasised the scale of the challenge ahead, asking the opposition to be responsible as well. On Hasina, he said the legal route will be followed.

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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.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.