“Post Regime-Change Bangladesh: Geopolitical Options”, My Ind Makers, September 29, 2025
“Introduction
Bangladesh, which became independent in 1971 due to the sacrifices of the Indian army, has been in turmoil since its liberation and has been afflicted with multiple military coups without a stable democracy. From time to time, Islamist forces and pro-Pakistan elements in this nation have tried to stage a comeback under the guise of various democratic alliances. These forces were kept in check by a more secular and left-of-centre Awami League government whenever it was in power. Brief stints of military rule and the BNP and Jatiyo Party governments saw the rehabilitation of the Islamist forces in that nation. The most unfortunate geopolitical event that possibly led to the current situation was the lapse of the India-Bangladesh Mutual Friendship Treaty in 1997 by the Sheikh Hasina government.
Regimes Fall, Playgrounds Emerge
Historically, when regimes collapse, nations often transform into playgrounds of external geopolitical players, layered with domestic unrest and uproar. This doctrine is crucial to understanding the externally engineered fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh and the status of this debt-ridden nation now marked by growing anti-India rhetoric, hostile actions, and a resurgent Islamist fanaticism.
Bangladesh, once a relatively stable partner in the Indian Subcontinent under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League, now finds itself at the centre of a geopolitical storm. The deep state had its eyes focused on Bangladesh for a long time. Muhammad Yunus was groomed as a deep-state agent by the Clinton Foundation that aggressively promoted his Grameen Bank project. Successful lobbying resulted in a Nobel Peace Prize for Yunus, raising his international profile……..”
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