Analysis and commentary on Bangladesh's political economy, foreign policy, and strategic affairs.
Policy brief proposing civilian protection mechanisms and accountability frameworks for India-Bangladesh border management, addressing ongoing concerns about border shootings and human rights violations.
As artificial intelligence transforms global power structures, Bangladesh faces critical decisions about digital sovereignty. The country can become a data colony supplying raw material for foreign AI companies, or it can build domestic capacity for the AI economy.
International recognition of Bangladesh's climate diplomacy transformation from aid recipient to Global South agenda-setter, positioning Dhaka as a key player ahead of COP31 climate negotiations.
India's Northeast — the 'Seven Sisters' with 40 million people — is connected to the Indian mainland by only a 22 km strip of land. Dhaka holds the key to solving India's geographic nightmare, but Bangladesh has never leveraged this advantage. The post-August 2024 era demands strategic recalibration.
Major global powers have historically viewed Bangladesh not as an independent actor but through an 'India lens' — treating Dhaka as a subset of Delhi policy. This prism distorts how Washington, Tokyo, Moscow, and Brussels engage with a nation of 170 million, but post-August 2024 dynamics are forcing a recalibration.
A comprehensive timeline and analysis of the unprecedented collapse in India-Bangladesh relations, from the Hadi assassination to visa suspensions.
India's Bangladesh policy is driven by short-term electoral calculations—Hindu persecution narratives, anti-Bangladesh rhetoric, and support for a controllable ally—at catastrophic cost to India's long-term strategic interests.
A critical analysis of India's 'limited strikes' doctrine from 2016-2025, examining whether operations achieve stated military objectives or primarily serve as electoral tools for the ruling BJP.
India's invasion rhetoric toward Bangladesh is psychological warfare designed to intimidate unaware politicians and publics—not a credible military threat. Understanding why the 1971 model would fail in 2025 is Bangladesh's first line of defense.
An analysis of how New Delhi's policy of providing refuge to individuals wanted in Bangladesh is fundamentally reshaping bilateral dynamics and regional security architecture.