Bangladesh Signals Tough Line on Arakan Army, Rohingya Repatriation
Reading Time: 2 minutesBangladesh has issued a clear and measured warning to the Arakan Army (AA): facilitate the safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees and ensure human rights are upheld or face serious consequences. Should AA forces enter Bangladeshi territory following any violations, Dhaka has indicated it is prepared to respond with Continue Reading
Bangladesh Navy Takes Over Strategic Jetty in Feni EPZ Amid Rising Security Concerns
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bangladesh Navy is set to assume control of a jetty constructed by India inside the long-stalled Indian Export Processing Zone (EPZ) at Feni. The development is part of a broader national effort to reclaim and secure the 900-acre plot that was originally handed over to India under the previous Continue Reading
Hindutva’s Quiet March into the Indian Army
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor much of its post-independence history, the Indian Army stood out in the subcontinent for its disciplined neutrality, its doctrinal secularism, and its robust commitment to professionalism above creed or ideology. In a region where militaries have often been drawn into the vortex of religious and political turbulence, India’s armed 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
India’s Strategic Posturing: Why Bangladesh Must Ramp Up Defence Spending and Readiness
Reading Time: 5 minutesBDMilitary Analysis Report India’s recent offensive action in Pakistan-administered Kashmir reflects an aggressive, hegemonic trend in South Asia. For smaller nations like Bangladesh, the pattern poses escalating strategic risks. This analysis outlines a comprehensive defence doctrine recommending an increase in defence spending to 2% of GDP, mass mobilisation through a Continue Reading