Bangladeshi political analysts urge India to refix ties with Dhaka
The Hindu
Interim Chief advisor of the Bangladesh Government, Muhammad Yunus, and other political analysts urge India to support transition.
India will benefit if it supports the current transition government in Bangladesh and moves to build relationships with other political parties instead of “focussing on one person and party”, political analysts, foreign relations and security experts said on Sunday (August 18, 2024).
After the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, took oath as the Chief Advisor of the interim government on August 8, 2024, amid violence and chaos.
Ms. Hasina, 76, fled to India on August 5, 2024, after she was forced to resign following a massive protest by students against a quota system in government jobs.
“I think understanding should be the starting point for resetting our relationship, having that we have our interdependence, so we need each other to recalibrate our relationship,” head of the leading think tank Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) Humayun Kabir told PTI.
He said being Bangladesh’s next-door neighbour, India was “always with us when we were in difficulty and in the current transition also if they come and support us then I think people of Bangladesh will look at India as a friend”.
Mr. Kabir, a career diplomat, said India would benefit if it “positively supports” the current transition in Bangladesh along with moving to build relationships with other political parties, instead of “focusing on one person and party” taking into account the “uniqueness” of the change.
In his first direct conversation over a week after becoming the chief advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, Mr. Yunus on Friday (August 16, 2024) conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone conversation that Dhaka would prioritise protection and safety of Hindus and all other minority groups.
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