Bangladesh
India-Bangladesh Ties – The Way Forward
More than four months have elapsed since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee from Dhaka to India on August 5, 2024. She had to take this precipitous step…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
OPERATIONALISING ACT EAST POLICY THROUGH NORTHEAST
India recently celebrated 10th anniversary of Act East policy. PM Modi visited Singapore, Brunei and Laos in Sept-Oct 2024. He also attended the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East…
By Lt Gen K J Singh (Retd)
THE INDIA-BANGLADESH CONUNDRUM
In a prior letter to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB), Adani Power had urged the clearance of outstanding dues by October 30, 2024, which amount to $846 million. The…
By Satarupa Dhar, Editor
EXERCISE TARANG SHAKTI: INTRICACIES OF MULTI-NATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISES
India’s largest international air exercise, Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024, is in progress. Phase I at Sulur Airbase has been completed, and phase II is now underway. Military exercises are an…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
Ring of Conflict Zones Around India – Clear and Present Danger
Last year, I discussed how India’s neighbouring countries were increasingly burdened by debt, which I referred to as the ‘Ring of Debt.’ I also predicted that after this phase, anti-India…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Why the Bangladesh Crisis is a Major Concern for India
After weeks of demonstrations and violence that started in July 2024, the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on 5th August 2024. The World’s longest-serving female…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
BANGLADESH: DEVIL & THE DEEP SEA OPTIONS FOR INDIA
A perfectly stable government, only recently elected, with a history of 15 years of continuous rule, suddenly comes apart and its leader, the Prime Minister of the country has to…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
International Community Wake Up: Balochistan Cries For Help
Martin Luther king once rightly said, “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” Balochistan, a…
By Mudasir Dar
Why the Victory of 1971 Must Remain a Psychological Landmark
In India the mention of ‘1971’, in a gathering or individually, evokes elative sentiments of victory. Having defeated Pakistan comprehensively on the battlefield, attained both the political and military objectives…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Tightening the Noose Around Chinese Ships: India’s Coastal Surveillance System & SAGAR Policy
Bangladesh’s PM Sheikh Hasina was in India recently. The visit helped fructify many projects, especially one that India had been executing since 2019-- Coastal Surveillance System (CSS). India nudged Bangladesh…
By Levina
Indian Army chief Gen Pande pays courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka, Jul 20 (PTI) Indian Army chief Manoj Pande paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence here and held talks with top military…
Chief of Army Staff Proceeds on a Three Day Visit to Bangladesh
Continuing with the excellent bilateral defence ties between India and Bangladesh, General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has proceeded on a visit to the Bangladesh from 18…
