India Withdraw Diplomats Families Bangladesh Source Says
ReutersJAN 21
Bangladesh Election: Relations With India
Is India's relationship with Bangladesh defined by hegemonic behavior or by historical sacrifice and support?
Above: Demonstrators wave Bangladesh's national flag during Martyr March in Dhaka on Sept. 5, 2024. Image credit: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images
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Pro-Bangladesh narrative
India's hegemonic behavior toward Bangladesh demands immediate correction. Structural inequality defines the relationship: India exports nearly $16 billion annually to Bangladesh while importing barely $1.5 billion, imposing non-tariff barriers that perpetuate imbalance. Water-sharing failures on the Teesta and Farakka expose India's insincerity, as former Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao admitted. India's arrogance toward its neighbors produces poor outcomes, requiring strategic humility rather than lecturing.
Pro-India narrative
Bangladesh has abandoned memories of India's sacrifice during the 1971 Liberation War, when India sheltered 10 million refugees and fought Pakistan to secure Bangladeshi independence. India provided $67,000 crore in infrastructure loans, allocated $120 crore annually in aid, treated patients free of charge, supported cricket development toward Test status and delivered food during hunger crises. Now, influenced by Pakistani terror elements, Bangladesh shows ingratitude through anti-India sentiment and security threats.
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