It is really a shocking report for any Bangladeshi that US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, before visiting Bangladesh, sought the suggestion of Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The Hindustan Times, on October 14, 2020 reported that Stephen Biegun has told the Indian government that Washington will be consulting it more on […]
Indian foreign policy has recently come under pressure in many ways. After 9/11, India was in a much better position in the long changed world politics. India keeps a balanced, warm, friendly relation with the United States, China, and Europe. It is a strategic ally of the US in the fight against terrorism in South […]
Indian policymakers seem to live, as if in the primitive, at best, medieval age, when might was right. They desperately try to apply that primitive theory to establish their illegal occupation of J&K as a right. Their claim is that the Hindu King Hari Singh of J&K, a predominantly Muslim Princely state, signed an undeclared […]
When the most recent fighting broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh, many were quick to take sides. Stepping back from emotions, a century of history is woven into the interaction between the various players: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Tukey, Russia, European nations and the US, with oil and gas thrown into a complicated mix. Its roots may be traced […]
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu, Chinese military general and strategist, 5th century BC On September 11, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper spoke with Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hasina over the phone. It is reported that during the […]
Twenty-eight years ago, almost to the day, I had the good fortune to befriend Pakistan’s then-chief diplomat, Akram Zaki. As a young reporter for The Nation, a respected Pakistani English language daily, I had been freshly assigned coverage of the diplomatic affairs “beat”, for no better reason than that I am white-skinned and speak English […]
The Maldives archipelago nestles in the central Indian Ocean, strategically located near the main international shipping routes that cross the ocean. In recent times, as China has sought to enhance its global presence in new areas, the Indian Ocean has become an important region of contestation between China and the two main maritime powers in […]
Based on friendship, trust, and mutual benefit, cooperation with Bangladesh holds pride of place in Prime Minister Modi’s ‘neighborhood first’ foreign policy. There are several reasons why, for India, the relationship with Bangladesh is among its most important external relationships. Our intertwined geography and our shared civilizational heritage have been fortified by shared value systems. […]
The two important Islamic republics of Pakistan and Iran have emerged as China’s allies, but relations between Beijing and Islamabad are better economically and politically than those with Tehran. The website of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan describes the relationship between Beijing and Islamabad as an “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.” Therefore, the lion’s share of […]
Since May 2020, China has occupied almost 1,000 square kilometres of Indian claimed territory along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Several talks at the military and diplomatic levels have failed to convince China to withdraw its troops and to bring back the status quo. While India’s political and military leadership have been […]