Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies: A Strategic Asset Turned Liability
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS), once envisioned as a credible platform for independent strategic analysis and national security discourse, has regrettably shifted into the orbit of external influence—chiefly Indian strategic narratives. Under the continued leadership of Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (retd), the institution has increasingly abandoned Continue Reading
India in Panic Mode: The Cost of Overplaying the Hegemon’s Hand
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Delhi today finds itself in an increasingly precarious position, reeling from a trifecta of strategic and military setbacks delivered not by a formal alliance, but by a convergence of interests among Bangladesh, Pakistan, and China. While no trilateral defence pact binds these three neighbours, their actions—driven by sovereign calculations Continue Reading
Urgent National Security Alert: The Imperative to Purge Compromised Elements from Bangladesh’s Advisory and Military Leadership
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn today’s complex security environment, Bangladesh faces a multifaceted threat that transcends conventional military confrontation. Our nation’s sovereignty is increasingly jeopardised not by overt force but through insidious internal subversion — a reality demanding immediate, unwavering attention from all national security stakeholders. Over recent months, intelligence operations have uncovered a Continue Reading
General Waker’s Paradox: A Pakistan-Style Military Political Role Under Indian Influence in Bangladesh
Reading Time: 5 minutesBangladesh stands at a critical juncture in its political evolution, facing challenges that threaten its fragile democratic transition and sovereignty. Among these, the role of the military, embodied currently by Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, demands particular scrutiny. His recent political manoeuvres, characterised by calls for early elections and Continue Reading
India’s Low-Intensity Warfare Against the Dr Yunus-Led Government in Bangladesh
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the strategic theatre of South Asia, India has refined a sophisticated model of coercion short of war—what analysts call low-intensity warfare (LIW). This doctrine is not defined by conventional invasions or dramatic military escalation but by a slow, grinding erosion of a target state’s sovereignty. Nowhere is this campaign Continue Reading