“Pakistan Sweet Talk to Bangladesh Exposed: Islamabad 2025 ‘Rapprochement’ a Strategic Trap, Not Sincere Reconciliation”, Defence Capital, November 08, 2025

“To the uninitiated, Pakistan’s recent diplomatic and military overtures toward Bangladesh may appear as positive geopolitical developments. The discerning, however, would not read them in isolation.

Three inconvenient facts frame the reality: the shadow of 1971, a long record of fraught relations, and Islamabad’s attempt to remain geopolitically relevant.

In essence, these gestures are opportunistic and, at worst, part of a concerted effort — through diplomatic, intelligence, and military engagement — to cultivate leverage in India’s eastern neighbourhood. Concern for Bangladesh’s welfare is unlikely to be on the agenda…….”

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