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Bangladesh-India Relationship

Geopolitical Concerns in South Asia: Mamata Banerjee’s Explosive Remarks on the Bangladeshi Activist’s Murder

By Asif Shawkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Mamata Banerjee, former Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal and chief of the All India Trinamool Congress, has made highly sensitive and explosive claims regarding the assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi,…

Cricket Beyond the Pitch: Indian Hegemony and BD’s Silent Rebuff

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) If the Bangladeshi government’s decision to suspend the broadcast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is dismissed as an emotional outburst or a reaction born of cricketing disappointment, then the deeper language of South…

Unprecedented Decline in Bangladesh-India Diplomatic Ties

by Sheikh Arif (Dhaka Bureau) Diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India have reached an unprecedented decline. A culture of mutual blame- at both the public and diplomatic levels- has further chilled the relationship. The situation has escalated to the point…