Some analysts noted that India needed some deft diplomacy to reach out to Ms Hasina’s opponents.
NEW DELHI – The “golden era” of India-Bangladesh ties may have just ended with the sudden ouster of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a reliable partner of New Delhi on the sub-continent.following a student-led uprising that began in July as protests against government job quotas but swelled into a massive movement demanding her resignation.
She noted, however: “The contours may be different, like with Sheikh Hasina who was very closely aligned with India.”India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament Ms Hasina had requested approval to come to India at “very short notice”, with a request for flight clearance simultaneously made by the Bangladesh authorities on Aug 5.
Against this backdrop, any instability in Bangladesh also has ramifications for India, particularly in internal security.“So far to my mind, Indian diplomacy has failed, if we couldn’t anticipate what was going to happen. India now needs to create an atmosphere to show that Bangladesh also needs both security and development.”
Said Professor Muni: “We must see whatever influence India has. India has links in the BNP and the army. It has no links in Jamaat. Through these links, we should ensure that the interim arrangement and follow-up regime is not dominated by Pakistan and Chinese influences.”the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party . It also has few links with Jamaat-i-Islami, the largest Islamist party in Bangladesh.
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