Tag: Bangladesh
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The Yunarch On A Wooden Horse
The Yunarch on a wooden horse is much like Don Quixote. He is crossing India’s redlines. He is deliberately courting China and Pakistan to spite and scare India. It is the most short sighted thing to do as the global economy is in a spin. That too by an illegal advisor to his government The…
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IS INDIA’S NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPLODING?
A free flowing conversation on the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, China and Bangladesh. The recent press conference of ex COAS Gen Jahangir Karamat against the Asim Munir regime indicates that Pakistan is on the brink. The arrest of He Weidong, the Vice Chairman of the CMC shows that the internal political struggle in a weakening…
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UKRAINE AND BANGLADESH WARS : A POLITICO MILITARY COMPARISON
What are the lessons that can be drawn from the 1971 India Pakistan war which the Russians could have applied in the Ukraine war? This was the question which triggered this analysis. There are eerie similarities between these wars. Political objectives, planning considerations, preparation, training , soldiery, weather, terrain and more are comparable. While there were many things…
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IS THERE ANOTHER COUP IN THE WORKS IN BANGLADESH?
The recent statement by the COAS of Bangladesh indicates that all is not well within. If the situation does not improve, there could be another coup. Mr Sandeep Unnithan’s New Nine Plus show was incisive to bring out all facets of the situation in Bangladesh through an erudite panel of which I was a part.
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HYBRID AND OTHER CROSS BORDER THREATS : A REVIVAL FROM PAKISTAN WITH BANGLADESH
There are indications that Pakistan is not only keeping the pot boiling but is attempting to increase the cross border hybrid tempo. There are small pinpricks like celebrating the Kashmir Solidaity Day with a Hamas representative, visits ion an ISI senior officer to Rangpur, LOC violation, and so on. However when seen in the larger…
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YUNARCHY IN BANGLADESH
The more one examines the history of Bangladesh – its coups, assassinations, its counter coups and martial law episodes the more one gets convinced that Yunus engineered a coup with the help of his US connections and his Islamic radicals who have always played a part in the convoluted political fabric of the nation. It…
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Bangladesh : A Worrisome Redux
India’s Approach to Bangladesh is turning from one of being conciliatory to one of being hard nosed and pragmatic. The reason is simple. Bangladesh is slowly but surely sliding into an Islamist Anarchy. The current dispensation which seized power in a politico military coup is beyond Bangladesh’s constitutional remit and must be replaced sooner than…
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A GENOCIDE WHICH BANGLADESH HAS FORGOTTEN
This is a mirror to all Bangladeshis to remind them of what happened 54 years back. I have done this ‘off beat’ video since there are a lot of narratives from Bangladesh and its new found friends (who once raped it) that :;- 1. What happened in 1971 is all fake. It is Indian propaganda.…
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Tackling Targeted Violence/ Discrimination Against Hindus in Bangladesh
When BBC comes out with report that Hindus in Bangladesh are facing serious issues , it is time to examine it with equal seriousness. The situation for Hindus in a regressive Bangladesh is going from bad to worse. In this context Mr Sree Iyer and I discussed the idea whether a Hindudesh can be set…
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THE COLOURS OF THE BANGLADESH REVOLUTION
Mr Sree Iyer and I examined various colour revolutions and compared them with the events in the Bangladeshi Revolution. There is an eerie pattern in all these colour revolutions snd springs which find a resonance in the Bangladeshi Revolution. The people of Bangladesh see this as their second liberation …all the best to them…time will…
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