Bangladesh–Türkiye Defence Industry Cooperation: Strategic Prospects and Constraints
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh and Türkiye are quietly cultivating a defence partnership that could, over time, evolve into a substantive bilateral relationship with strategic, industrial, and geopolitical significance. The convergence of Bangladesh’s modernisation ambitions under its Forces Goal 2030 and Türkiye’s emergence as a cost-effective, technologically maturing defence exporter presents a clear opportunity Continue Reading
Escalating Tensions Along the Indo-Bangladesh Border: A Strategic Flashpoint in the Making
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Indo-Bangladesh border, stretching over 4,000 kilometres and dissecting densely populated rural heartlands, is again at the centre of a potentially serious regional flashpoint. In recent weeks, allegations have surfaced from credible Bangladeshi sources, including the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and major Dhaka-based media outlets, that India’s Border Security Force Continue Reading
Bangladesh Faces Coordinated Disinformation Campaign Targeting Civil-Military Stability and Strategic Autonomy
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince late 2023, a discernible pattern of strategically motivated disinformation targeting Bangladesh’s national security leadership has emerged, largely originating from the Indian digital news outlet NE News. These narratives, often authored by the platform’s senior editor Chandan Nandy, have repeatedly advanced unverified and misleading claims concerning Bangladesh’s civil-military dynamics, foreign Continue Reading
From Liberation to Leverage: The Arc of Bangladesh–India Economic Relations
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, trade relations with India have followed a complex trajectory shaped by geopolitics, structural inequalities, and diverging economic priorities. The early years, especially from 1972 onward, were grounded in political goodwill, marked by the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace. However, Continue Reading