South Asia: The Successful Strategy Against COVID-19
When the coronavirus started to spread from China the world turned its eyes toward South Asia looking as if it is going to be the next hub, with potentially millions of deaths. And there...
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Sea of difference between East and West Pakistan
In comparison to West Pakistan, the socio-economic structure of Bangladesh at the time of independence was in an advanced stage because feudal relations had already made rooms for semi-feudal, semi-capitalist relations. The Hindus and...
Bangladesh PM’s visit to India: Connectivity tops the agenda
Ties between India and Bangladesh has seen all the different phases. But as Former Indian Prime Minister Vajpeyi has said, “We can choose our friends and enemies, not the neighbours”. Sticking to the requirements...
Making of India’s Neighbourhood Policy
Since Independence, contemporary India has achieved significantly through various forms of affirmative action and economic incentives. In the economic arena, it is emerging as a major player in the global market and can now...
As the Sino-Bangladesh ties deepen, is India out of the game?
News clippings from Dhaka-based Benar News BenarNews (16/05/2019): “China No. 1 Foreign Investor in Bangladesh, New Official Figures Show.” [1] BenarNews (11/09/2019): “ A Chinese-built solar power plant started supplying electricity to Bangladesh’s...
Dragon on Doorstep: Chinese Assistance in Bangladeshi Submarine Base
China will help Bangladesh construct its first submarine base, but Chinese subs will not use the facility, a leading member of parliamentary committees on foreign policy and defence told BenarNews on Thursday. The future base will...
India’s New Citizenship Policy: Is BJP’s Immigration ‘Crisis’ Solution Creating a Religious Divide?
The Bangladeshi Independence in 1971 came as an enormous victory for India over its longstanding geopolitical rival, Pakistan. But this Liberation War also unfolded an unprecedented immigration crisis in North-East India, one which the...
Bangladesh’s former President Ershad Dies, Leaves Behind a Highly Conflicting Legacy
How many of us are today bothered about the death of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the military dictator of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990, who died on Sunday in Dhaka at the age of...
BIMSTEC: Challenges and Implications for India
BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), initially known as BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation), was formed after representatives from the aforesaid four countries met at Bangkok in June 1997....
Complete Text: Fourth BIMSTEC Summit Declaration, Kathmandu, Nepal
“Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region” We, the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Chief Advisor of the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Prime Minister of the Republic...
