The Rohingya Safe Zone: A Technical Analysis of Bangladesh’s Strategic Opportunity to Establish Depth and Encircle Northeast India
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe establishment of a Rohingya Safe Zone in Myanmar’s Rakhine State represents a critical geopolitical juncture for Bangladesh. Beyond its immediate humanitarian objectives, the initiative offers Dhaka a unique strategic opportunity to create depth in its eastern frontier and effectively encircle India’s north-eastern states by gaining influence over multiple access Continue Reading
Countering Indian Hegemony through a Rohingya Safe Zone
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Bay of Bengal is undergoing a pivotal geopolitical transformation. India’s attempt to assert regional hegemony through initiatives such as the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is increasingly being challenged by civil unrest in Myanmar and the evolving strategic interests of regional and global powers. This essay critically examines India’s Continue Reading
Bangladesh Defence Procurement Strategy (2025–2040): Towards Strategic Sovereignty and Sustainable Modernisation
Reading Time: 5 minutesPrepared for: Ministry of Defence (MoD), Armed Forces Division (AFD), and Directorate General of Defence Procurement (DGDP), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Introduction As Bangladesh advances its national security objectives amid a dynamic regional environment, the need to modernise and expand its defence capabilities has become imperative. The Continue Reading
Indian Information Warfare Against Bangladesh: Tactics, Trends, and Countermeasures
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn the evolving landscape of regional geopolitics, the use of information warfare (IW) has emerged as a potent instrument of statecraft. Unlike traditional military confrontations, IW operates primarily in the cognitive domain—shaping perceptions, influencing public opinion, and undermining adversaries through strategic narrative manipulation and cyber operations. For Bangladesh, a nation Continue Reading
Threat Matrix for Bangladesh Air Force vs. Nearby Indian & Myanmar Air Bases
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe South Asian region is characterised by a dynamic and often volatile security environment, shaped by complex geopolitical relationships and evolving military capabilities. For Bangladesh, maintaining robust airspace sovereignty is a cornerstone of national defence and regional stability. Given its geographical positioning, bordered by India to the west, north, and Continue Reading