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Commentary: Bangladesh - The Khaleda Zia Verdict and its Political Implications
Dr. Madhumita Srivastava Balaji Commentary

In a judicial verdict of unprecedented political import, on February 8, 2018, a Special Court in Bangladesh sentenced the former Prime Minister and leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Begum Khaleda Zia, to a five-year jail term, in a case o....

March 01, 2018 Zia Verdict , Bangladesh elections , Khaleda Zia’s jail term , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh
The 1971 Genocide: Resurgent Bangladesh’s Quest for Justice, Pakistani Obduracy and India’s Role
Varun Nambiar

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina recently concluded four-day visit to New Delhi which marked a significant milestone in both the country’s relationship. Although still considered one of the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs), ....

May 22, 2017 East Pakistan , Bangladesh , genocide , war-crimes , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh
PM Sheikh Hasina’s Visit, 2017-Time for New Vision in Indo-Bangladesh Relation
Dr. Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit India (April 7-10, 2017) at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Modi. In a statement issued by the government, “The upcoming visit is expected to further expand cordial and cooperati....

March 31, 2017 Indo-Bangladesh relations , Sheikh Hasina’ India visit , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh
Chinese Submarines for The Bangladesh Navy An Assessment
Commodore Gopal Suri

The Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in December 2015, announced that ‘two submarines would be added to Bangladesh Navy by the middle of the next year’, i.e., 20161. The Prime Minister was speaking at the passing out parade of ....

April 13, 2016 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , Bangladesh , Chinese Submarines , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , China
Pak-Bangladesh Diplomatic Spat: Tip of the Iceberg
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF

Recent months have seen Pakistan and Bangladesh expelling each other’s diplomats and ‘summoning’ each other’s envoys to lodge ‘strong’ protests. The expulsions and ‘summoning’ are just the tip of the iceberg, reflective of a deeper ma....

February 22, 2016 Bilateral ties , Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh , Pak-Bangladesh , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Pakistan
Bangladesh - Politics of Confrontation: Political Deadlock
Dr. Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Bangladesh’s tryst with democracy began a new chapter in the nation’s history when the newly independent nation adopted its first Constitution in 1972 with the tenets of nationalism, democracy, socialism and secularism. The then political environ....

October 14, 2015 democracy , Bangladesh , Secularism , Socialism , Political Violence , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh
Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Bangladesh - A Review
C D Sahay, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an extremely successful 2-day visit to Bangladesh on June 6&7 2015 that was not only a high profile bilateral visit but was equally rich in substantive content and deliverable out come. As mentioned in our pre-visit ....

June 10, 2015 Bangladesh , Neighbourhood Studies
India and Bangladesh: The Importance of Seizing the Moment
Amb Tariq Karim

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, in an interview on the eve of his visit had likened the unanimous ratification of the LBA and its Protocol by the Indian Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to the fall of the Berlin Wall. How relevant is this analogy? ....

June 09, 2015 Bangladesh , Neighbourhood Studies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Upcoming Visit to Bangladesh
Dr. Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

Prime Minister Modi, as part of his continuing neighbourhood outreach agenda that began with his visit to Bhutan followed by visits to Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Seychelles, will be paying a two-day visit to Bangladesh from June 6 to 7, 2015. Unl....

June 03, 2015 Bangladesh , Neighbourhood Studies
Bangladesh-India Land Boundary Agreement 1974 and Protocol thereunder of 2011 Some personal insights
Amb Tariq Karim

The unanimity with which the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha finally, on May 6 and 7 respectively this year, passed the Bangladesh-India Land Boundary Agreement, 1974 and the Protocol thereunder of 2011 was indeed a historic, game-changing development in t....

May 11, 2015 Bangladesh , Neighbourhood Studies
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