India’s Strategic Dilemma in Post-Hasina Bangladesh
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom Intelligence Collapse to Strategic Isolation Key Points For more than fifteen years, India regarded Bangladesh as its most dependable ally in South Asia. Under Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, New Delhi enjoyed extraordinary access to Dhaka’s political, security and economic spheres. The partnership extended far beyond diplomacy; it was an Continue Reading
Indian Army Intelligence Visit to Dhaka Raises Concerns Amid Strained Bilateral Ties
Reading Time: 2 minutesA four-member team from the Indian Army’s Military Intelligence (MI) unit, led by Major General Kundan Kumar Singh, will arrive in Dhaka for a two-day visit from 14 to 16 October — a development that has stirred unease and suspicion within Bangladesh’s defence and diplomatic circles amid deteriorating relations with Continue Reading
India’s Dangerous Descent: From Taliban Outreach to Sheltering Hasina’s Exiled Network
Reading Time: 3 minutesIndia’s recent attempts to establish discreet communication channels with the Taliban have raised growing concern across South Asia’s strategic community. What New Delhi presents as pragmatic diplomacy increasingly appears to be a symptom of anxiety and regional isolation. As India seeks to outmanoeuvre Pakistan—and now Bangladesh—its covert engagement with extremist Continue Reading
Rebuttal: Why Disbanding the DGFI Would Endanger Bangladesh’s Security
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis rebuttal is made in response to a recent statement circulated on social media on 8 October 2025, which claimed that “In Bangladesh, the DGFI clearly operates as an arm of the Indian deep state — a proven fact. It is time to dissolve this agency and establish a new Continue Reading
USS Fitzgerald to Dock at Chattogram for Historic Joint Exercise with Bangladesh Navy
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a landmark development signalling a new phase in Bangladesh–United States naval cooperation, the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, is scheduled to dock at Chattogram Port on Wednesday for a three-day joint exercise with the Bangladesh Navy. This marks the first visit of a US guided-missile Continue Reading