Operational Integrity Under Strain: External Pressures and Internal Fractures in the Bangladesh Armed Forces
Reading Time: 5 minutesOver the past two decades, the operational independence and institutional integrity of the Bangladesh Armed Forces have been tested by both internal and external pressures. While Bangladesh continues to modernise its military capabilities, particularly since the launch of Forces Goal 2030, a persistent and underreported dimension of its defence policy Continue Reading
Bangladesh Cancels Politically-Driven Indian Naval Contract
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a landmark decision underscoring Dhaka’s reassertion of strategic autonomy, the Government of Bangladesh has formally cancelled its naval construction agreement with India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) valued at $21 million for an ocean-going advanced tug boat. The contract—long criticised as politically motivated—was terminated following a comprehensive Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s Responsibility in the Face of Crisis in Northeast India
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe ongoing crisis in India’s Northeast—particularly in the states of Assam, Tripura, and Manipur—has escalated into a volatile and deeply concerning situation that demands close scrutiny and a calibrated response from Bangladesh. These regions, while technically within Indian sovereign territory, are intrinsically tied to Bangladesh through shared ethnicity, geography, and Continue Reading
General Waker: The Uniformed Politician Who Overplayed His Hand
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the theatre of Bangladeshi power politics, few actors have entered stage left with such flamboyance—and exited, or rather staggered—so quickly into the spotlight of public scorn as General Waker. His recent foray into political engineering, thinly veiled behind the façade of statecraft, has not merely backfired. It has become 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