The rise of 'Anti-Bangladesh' sentiment in India – Has India’s purpose in the formation of Bangladesh failed?

[FearlessRoar]

Since Bangladesh's independence in 1971, India has been considered a close ally, having played a pivotal role in the country’s liberation. For decades, India and Bangladesh enjoyed strong political and cultural ties, especially under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina Wajid. However, recent developments suggest a significant shift in the dynamics between the two nations.

While anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh has always simmered beneath the surface, the past few years have seen an undeniable increase in the openly expressed resentment against India. The rise of political instability in Bangladesh, especially after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, has amplified these sentiments. People in Bangladesh, especially the younger generations, have shown a growing inclination towards Pakistan, with signs of soft support for its policies and a distancing from India.

This shift was highlighted by a disturbing video that surfaced on social media, where people in Bangladesh were seen breaking statues of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, an iconic symbol of Bangladesh's independence and its historical ties to India. Such actions signal a discontent with the traditional political leadership and the India-aligned narrative that has been dominant for decades.

On the Indian side, the situation has grown more complex. There has been a noticeable rise in openly expressed hatred of Bangladeshis, with certain sections of Indian society directing harsh and, at times, discriminatory sentiments towards Bangladeshis. This backlash is becoming more evident on social media platforms, where inflammatory comments and anti-Bangladesh rhetoric have gained traction. The political environment in India, with its rising nationalism, has contributed to this atmosphere of animosity.

This leads us to ask: Was India’s support for Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 truly a long-term strategic advantage? The relationship between India and Bangladesh, once built on shared interests and historical ties, now appears strained, with growing anti-Bangladesh sentiment among certain sections of the Indian population.

With Bangladesh showing signs of a shift in allegiance towards Pakistan, is India’s policy towards Bangladesh proving to be a failure? What does this evolving relationship mean for the future of the region, and how will it impact India-Pakistan ties?

It is essential to consider whether India’s long-standing support for Bangladesh’s creation is now being viewed negatively by the people of Bangladesh, particularly when their changing political inclinations seem to tilt more towards Pakistan. This situation demands a deeper analysis of how national identities, political upheavals, and rising nationalism are shaping the future of South Asian geopolitics.

 

[sweep_shot]

There is anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh also. I guess feeling is mutual after they exploited Bangladesh through their agent Hasina.

I guess India wanted to control Bangladesh. It worked for a while but not working now.

 

[RexRex]

There is anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh also. I guess feeling is mutual after they exploited Bangladesh through their agent Hasina.

How did they exploit Bangladesh ?

 

[Bhaijaan]

Following four are the major reasons why people in Bharat have developed deep contempt for Bangladeshis.

• Illegal immigrations
• Recent belligerent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
• Thanklessness for the support provided in 1971 and ever since
• Fact that Bangladesh has been trying to extort money from Bharat by threatening to fall in China’s lap

Many in Bharat feel frustrated by illegal immigration of Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims which pose a serious threat to our demographics and its resulting impact on indigenous populations and their historic, cultural sovereignty. Not to mention a constraint on our already limited resources and the job market.

Add to that the current situation of treatment of Hindus in Bangladesh, has only worsened the public sentiments towards Bangladesh.


While Bharat was instrumental in Bangladesh’s liberation, many feel that the growing closeness between Bangladesh and China in recent years is a sign of ingratitude and a tool to extort continuous aid from Bharat.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

To put it bluntly, it was bound to backfire.

 

[sweep_shot]

To put it bluntly, it was bound to backfire.

It was a one-sided relationship since the beginning.

If BD got one benefit, India got 5 benefits in return.

Hasina was a traitor who sold Bangladesh to India for personal benefits. Shame on her. May she or her party never return to power.

 

[uppercut]

It was a one-sided relationship since the beginning.

lets talk about the beginning of BD ..... So you preferred your countrymen being obliterated by West-Pakistan circa 1971 ?


My Upfront prediction: You will never directly answer that question

If BD got one benefit, India got 5 benefits in return.

What are these 5 "benefits" that India got ? Does it include illegal BD extremists ?

 

[RexRex]

How did they exploit Bangladesh ?

Please explain @sweep_shot

 

[cricketjoshila]

It was a one-sided relationship since the beginning.

If BD got one benefit, India got 5 benefits in return.

Hasina was a traitor who sold Bangladesh to India for personal benefits. Shame on her. May she or her party never return to power.

BD exists because of India. Else your people could not take on 100k pakistani soldiers.

 

[RexRex]

..because you very well know that you are in deep when even the left wing , communist and anti BJP "Indian" numbskulls on PP are interrogating you lol.

aww u neurotic little bhakt, no need to call me names

I am not interrogating him btw, I geunuinely want to know what he meant.

 

[Hitman]

BD exists because of India. Else your people could not take on 100k pakistani soldiers.

The genocide and rape spree in 1971 would have continued if not for India.

 

[sweep_shot]

How did they exploit Bangladesh ?

Are you anti-Google? Why can't you google and find out by yourself? Anyway, let me give you some examples:

1) India takes transit from Bangladesh to transport goods from one side to another. But they don't allow Bangladesh to get transit to Nepal.

2) Their border guard BSF regularly shoot and kill Bangladeshi people at border.

3) India is an upper stream nation. Most rivers of Bangladesh come from India. India makes illigal river dam, hydroelectric project etc. which blocks necessary water.

4) Bangladesh printing textbooks from India instead of printing domestically.

There are more. I have just mentioned 4 issues.

In a nutshell, there was an unequal trade along with other things. Hasina enabled all these for her own personal benefits.

As usual, India always love to rip off others whether it is in cricket or in geopolitics.

 

[uppercut]

aww u neurotic little bhakt, no need to call me names

I am not interrogating him btw, I geunuinely want to know what he meant.

But good to know that you willingly identify yourself as a "left wing , communist and anti BJP 'Indian' ********


talk about freudian slip ... ehh ?

 

[sweep_shot]

@RexRex

Read the article below. It is pretty detailed.

There was a blatant unequal trade between India and Bangladesh with India getting most of the benefits. Bangladesh was getting ripped off. It was why I used the word "exploited".

During Sheikh Hasina's 16-year rule, India gained access to Bangladesh's Mongla and Chattogram seaports, Ashuganj river port in Brahmanbaria, and the country's national highways. Using these multi-modal communication systems, India has been transporting goods between its western regions and seven north-eastern states more cheaply and quickly.

This transit corridor, obtained from Bangladesh at a nominal cost, drastically reduced India’s transport distance. Previously, transporting goods from Kolkata to Agartala required more than 1600 kilometre journey via Siliguri. Now, by using Bangladeshi territory, India covers only 550km, completing the journey within 10 hours.

While India benefits significantly from this road-sea-river multi-modal transit corridor, the fees Bangladesh receives are negligible and inadequate to cover the maintenance and repair costs of its roads and ports. Furthermore, Bangladesh faces risks such as accidents, pollution, traffic congestion, agricultural land shrinkage due to road expansion, and security threats.

Bangladesh has built this infrastructure with loans, repaid with taxpayers’ money at high costs, yet these facilities are being used for nominal fees for Indian interests. In exchange for India's use of Bangladesh's Mongla and Chattogram ports, Bangladesh collects a very minimal amount as customs transit and transshipment fees.

For example, document processing fees are Tk30 per shipment, transshipment fees are Tk20 per ton, security charges are Tk100, administrative charges are Tk100, and scanning fees per container are Tk254 plus 15% VAT. Additionally, for transporting goods by road after unloading at the port, a fee of only Tk1.85 per kilometer is charged. For providing security, a police escort fee of Tk85 per kilometer is levied per container.

Overall, Bangladesh's earnings from this arrangement are extremely negligible. However, when permission was granted to India to use these two seaports, it was stated that Bangladesh would earn $500 million annually.

Similarly, Bangladesh earns a minimal amount for allowing India to use the Ashuganj river port in Brahmanbaria. For example, the charges for container loading and unloading or landing and shipping are Tk34.50 per ton, supervision charges are Tk10 per ton, transit fees are Tk130 per ton, customs escort fees are Tk50 per ton, and berthing charges for Indian ships at the port are Tk315 per day.


Containers carrying Indian goods are unloaded at Ashuganj river port and then transported to Agartala through the Akhaura land port, covering a distance of only 52 kilometers. This is a significant advantage for India. However, Bangladesh's earnings from this arrangement are insufficient. In exchange for providing India with this corridor for transporting goods, Bangladesh should have received at least half of the amount India saves through this route. That would have been Bangladesh's fair share.

In June 2024, just before Sheikh Hasina fled to India, she visited India for a state trip, where she signed 10 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These agreements, part of a shared vision for mutual prosperity, included commitments on connectivity and trade, as well as maritime economy and Indo-Pacific initiatives. However, the most discussed aspect was Bangladesh’s promise to provide rail transit for Indian goods.

Over her 16 years in power, Hasina gave India unrestricted access to transit, corridors, transshipment, and connectivity, but in return, Bangladesh only received promises, such as simplified visa policies.

The number of agreements signed between Bangladesh and India during Hasina's tenure is largely unknown. It is estimated that from 2010 to 2024, at least 20 agreements and 66 MoUs were signed, though the actual number may be much higher. In August 2024, after the interim government's Foreign Affairs Advisor M Touhid Hossain assumed office, he announced a review of these unequal agreements, which angered India. India has since adopted a policy of pressuring Bangladesh to ensure the continuation of these one-sided benefits.

Bangladesh's people, however, demand the cancellation of all unequal agreements. They aspire for balanced trade policies with India. It is unacceptable to Bangladeshi people to continuously providing benefits to India without receiving anything significant in return.

Bangladesh faces a massive trade deficit with India, which is detrimental to its interests. In the 2023-24 fiscal year, the total trade between the two countries amounted to $13 billion, with Bangladesh importing $11.07bn worth of goods from India and exporting only $1.85bn. This imbalance highlights India's dominant trade position.

Bangladesh imports various goods from India, among which cotton is the top product. The second most imported product is food grains. Additionally, Bangladesh imports sugar, onions, chilies, vegetables, spices, fruits, stones, coal, limestone, bitumen, raw materials for the garment industry, yarn, textiles, footwear, and chemicals used as raw materials in different industries from India.

However, these products are not exclusively available in India only. If needed, Bangladesh can import these goods from other countries around the world at the same price and with better quality. However, established supply chains make sudden changes challenging. If the people of Bangladesh are willing to endure temporary inconveniences, it is possible to shift to alternative sources, just as Nepal did in 2015 when India imposed an unofficial trade blockade.

Trade and business cannot thrive through coercion or force. India cannot be an excellent trade partner by upsetting millions of Bangladeshis. If India continues its aggressive policies, it risks damaging its own interests, as it earns several times more from trade with Bangladesh.

Additionally, millions of Bangladeshis visit India annually for tourism and medical treatment, contributing significantly to India’s foreign exchange earnings. Bangladesh is a top source of revenue for India’s tourism sector, but these travelers can easily shift to other destinations. Similar thing may happen to medical treatment seekers. Furthermore, several hundred thousand Indians work in Bangladesh, remitting large sums to India.

China offers a viable alternative to India for investments or loans in Bangladesh’s financial sector, as it possesses greater capacity than India. Any infrastructure loan decisions are ultimately dependent on Bangladesh's preferences. So, overall India’s continuous pressure on Bangladesh will have minimal impact and Bangladesh is unlikely to be significantly frightened by India's threats.

Source: https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/368809/bangladesh-india-strained-relations-who-is-the.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Are you anti-Google? Why can't you google and find out by yourself? Anyway, let me give you some examples:

1) India takes transit from Bangladesh to transport goods from one side to another. But they don't allow Bangladesh to get transit to Nepal.

2) Their border guard BSF regularly shoot and kill Bangladeshi people at border.

3) India is an upper stream nation. Most rivers of Bangladesh come from India. India makes illigal river dam, hydroelectric project etc. which blocks necessary water.

4) Bangladesh printing textbooks from India instead of printing domestically.

There are more. I have just mentioned 4 issues.

In a nutshell, there was an unequal trade along with other things. Hasina enabled all these for her own personal benefits.

As usual, India always love to rip off others whether it is in cricket or in geopolitics.

Has anyone stopped BD from printing text books?

Illegal dams? Is there any agreement on dams between India and BD that India is breaking?

Why are Bangladeshis trying to enter India illegally?

BD uses India as transit to import millions of tons of goods via land. BD has sea access from only one side. If everything is imported using the BD ports then cost will go up.

India using BD as transit to transport goods to another Indian territory is not equal to BD using Indian territory to transfer goods to a third country. The arrangement that works currently is that BD goods are transported to India and then they are transported to nepal by Indian trucks.

Back in 2015 India had proposed the bbin free trade agreement.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

@RexRex

Read the article below. It is pretty detailed.

There was a blatant unequal trade between India and Bangladesh with India getting most of the benefits. Bangladesh was getting ripped off. It was why I used the word "exploited".



Source: https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/368809/bangladesh-india-strained-relations-who-is-the.

Very enlightening and backs up what a Bangladeshi colleague has told me that India was benefiting at their expense.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Are you anti-Google? Why can't you google and find out by yourself? Anyway, let me give you some examples:

1) India takes transit from Bangladesh to transport goods from one side to another. But they don't allow Bangladesh to get transit to Nepal.

2) Their border guard BSF regularly shoot and kill Bangladeshi people at border.

3) India is an upper stream nation. Most rivers of Bangladesh come from India. India makes illigal river dam, hydroelectric project etc. which blocks necessary water.

4) Bangladesh printing textbooks from India instead of printing domestically.

There are more. I have just mentioned 4 issues.

In a nutshell, there was an unequal trade along with other things. Hasina enabled all these for her own personal benefits.

As usual, India always love to rip off others whether it is in cricket or in geopolitics.

It is infuriating to read accusations that Bharat has taken advantage of Bangladesh when the reality is quite the opposite and fact is that Bharat has gone out of its way to support Bangladesh.

First and foremost, the very existence of Bangladesh as an independent nation is due to Bharat’s intervention in 1971. Without Bharat stepping in, offering military support, and risking the lives of over 3,800 of our soldiers, the liberation of Bangladesh might not have been possible. Bharat bore the economic burden of sheltering over 10 million Bangladeshi refugees during the war an act of unparalleled compassion. These weren’t just political decisions, they were sacrifices made out of humanity and solidarity.

For you guys to now turn around and claim Bharat took advantage is not only ungrateful but also disrespectful to the memory of those who fought for Bangladesh’s freedom.

We provided duty free access to almost all Bangladeshi products, while you imposed tariffs on our products. Who is really benefitting here?

We have invested billions in infrastructure and connectivity projects in Bangladesh. From cross-border rail links to the Friendship Pipeline for fuel supply, these initiatives are about mutual growth, not exploitation.

In 2015 Land Boundary Agreement we resolved a decades-old dispute without using our muscles where we willingly gave up more land than we received to settle the matter. Which other country in the world would give up territory for friendship and cooperation?

We have supplied Water to Bangladesh, Electricity, Petrochemicals etc. we provided you with foreign aid when you needed help the most.

Some of you guys aren’t merely ungrateful but I feel mostly ignorant about history and just come here to troll with baseless comments

 

[sweep_shot]

Very enlightening and backs up what a Bangladeshi colleague has told me that India was benefiting at their expense.

Yes. You should always look to learn these issues from Bangladeshi people or neutral sources.

Indians make many things up (sometimes deliberately and sometimes out of ignorance). They are brainwashed by BJP WhatsApp University.

There was a reason why India was declared as highest risk for misinformation --> https://news.umich.edu/india-ranks-as-highest-risk-for-misinformation-u-m-experts-can-comment/.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Amit Shah Promises To Remove Bangladesh Infiltrators From Delhi, Clean Yamuna In 3 Years

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday vowed to remove illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators from Delhi and promised voters a cleaner Yamuna within three years, if the BJP win the upcoming Delhi elections.

He lashed out at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its poor governance in Delhi, asserting that their rule would come to an end on February 8, the day the election results will be announced.

“During CM Arvind Kejriwal’s rule, Delhi went from bad to worse. In 10 years, many states of the country where double-engine governments were formed, have reached great heights, but Delhi is struggling with waterlogging, dirty water and garbage," said Shah while addressing a public rally in Narela.

Shah promised the development of the Yamuna riverfront in three years on lines of the Sabarmati riverfront, among others.

The murky state of the Yamuna has become a major point of contention between the BJP and the AAP, which had promised to clean the river by 2025 but has failed to fulfil that pledge, leading to increased criticism from the opposition.

Earlier this week, BJP candidate from New Delhi Parvesh Verma immersed an effigy of Arvind Kejriwal in the Yamuna River, claiming that the AAP leader’s failure to fulfil his promise of cleaning the Yamuna has become evident.

The AAP supremo in his campaigns for the Delhi Assembly polls admitted that he could not fulfil the promise of cleaning the Yamuna. However, he assured people that the river will be cleaned in the next two to three years after AAP comes back to power in Delhi.

Amit Shah Promises To Remove Bangladesh Infiltrators From Delhi, Clean Yamuna In 3 Years - News18

The murky state of the Yamuna has become a major point of contention between the BJP and the ruling AAP in the run up to Delhi Assembly Elections

www.news18.com

 

[ElRaja]

if it wasnt for the UK and the USA, France would pbly still be speaking german, yet who are the friend closer to politically today, Germany or the anglosphere?

India didnt do Bangladesh a favour by helping them in 1971, they used their independence cause to break Pakistan, Bangladeshis arent dumb enough to assume that their was any benevolent reason for India's intervention. This is geopolitics and countries are not people, you have allies, and alliances change.

India losing bangaldesh is a strategic blow, its obvious India cannot project itself as a global power if the countries on its door step align with China. However Bangladesh must realised that India can really hurt it, especially if they start damming even more rivers, it'll turn the fertile gangetic delta into a salty swamp.

much diplomacy is needed on both side, and im guessing a mutual solution will be arrived at, however with Bangladesh managing to extract greater equality in the terms of any agreement.

 

[cricketjoshila]

@RexRex

Read the article below. It is pretty detailed.

There was a blatant unequal trade between India and Bangladesh with India getting most of the benefits. Bangladesh was getting ripped off. It was why I used the word "exploited".



Source: https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/368809/bangladesh-india-strained-relations-who-is-the.

That's how half truths are spread.

Bangladesh imports a number of things from India. Because BD needs those goods. They are not doing charity. The claim that these things are available at same price from elsewhere is a lie.

Anything that's available in eastern India can be easily transported to BD by road. Kolkata to Dhaka distance is around 320km by road.

If BD decides to import the same things from another country they will have to bypass India and take it via sea route to the Chittagong port.

Chittagong to Dhaka Distance is around 250 km by road.

The transportation cost for BD goes up and prices of goods go up considerably.

Next is the issue that India imports only 2bn usd worth of goods from BD. That's because BD doesn't produce many goods that India imports in big numbers, like crude oil, Electronics, heavy machinery, gold etc. Otherwise it would make economic sense to India to import the same from BD.

Now coming to the question of transport corridor. Before 2015, India used to transport everything to North East by Siliguri corridor. This has been going since independence.

When BD allowed India to transport through BD, as per the article the price paid to BD is TK 250 per ton plus TK254 for each container as scanning fees plus 15% VAT. Plus TK85 per km as security fees plusTK1.85 per km as transportation fees.

If BD stops the transportation, India will use the old Siliguri route. But BD will lose all this revenue. Because there is no other customer to use this transit route.

So these half truths may wash with BD people to raise passions, it actually won't work.

@Bhaijaan
@Hitman
@Devadwal

 

[sweep_shot]

Amit Shah Promises To Remove Bangladesh Infiltrators From Delhi, Clean Yamuna In 3 Years

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday vowed to remove illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators from Delhi and promised voters a cleaner Yamuna within three years, if the BJP win the upcoming Delhi elections.

He lashed out at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its poor governance in Delhi, asserting that their rule would come to an end on February 8, the day the election results will be announced.

“During CM Arvind Kejriwal’s rule, Delhi went from bad to worse. In 10 years, many states of the country where double-engine governments were formed, have reached great heights, but Delhi is struggling with waterlogging, dirty water and garbage," said Shah while addressing a public rally in Narela.

Shah promised the development of the Yamuna riverfront in three years on lines of the Sabarmati riverfront, among others.

The murky state of the Yamuna has become a major point of contention between the BJP and the AAP, which had promised to clean the river by 2025 but has failed to fulfil that pledge, leading to increased criticism from the opposition.

Earlier this week, BJP candidate from New Delhi Parvesh Verma immersed an effigy of Arvind Kejriwal in the Yamuna River, claiming that the AAP leader’s failure to fulfil his promise of cleaning the Yamuna has become evident.

The AAP supremo in his campaigns for the Delhi Assembly polls admitted that he could not fulfil the promise of cleaning the Yamuna. However, he assured people that the river will be cleaned in the next two to three years after AAP comes back to power in Delhi.

Amit Shah Promises To Remove Bangladesh Infiltrators From Delhi, Clean Yamuna In 3 Years - News18

The murky state of the Yamuna has become a major point of contention between the BJP and the ruling AAP in the run up to Delhi Assembly Elections

www.news18.com

Bangladesh should also remove all Indian infiltrators from Bangladesh.

Give them fantastic teas (straight from Sylhet) before handing them over to India or jail them if they have done malicious things.

 

[sweep_shot]

if it wasnt for the UK and the USA, France would pbly still be speaking german, yet who are the friend closer to politically today, Germany or the anglosphere?

India didnt do Bangladesh a favour by helping them in 1971, they used their independence cause to break Pakistan, Bangladeshis arent dumb enough to assume that their was any benevolent reason for India's intervention. This is geopolitics and countries are not people, you have allies, and alliances change.

India losing bangaldesh is a strategic blow, its obvious India cannot project itself as a global power if the countries on its door step align with China. However Bangladesh must realised that India can really hurt it, especially if they start damming even more rivers, it'll turn the fertile gangetic delta into a salty swamp.

much diplomacy is needed on both side, and im guessing a mutual solution will be arrived at, however with Bangladesh managing to extract greater equality in the terms of any agreement.

India also tried to break Bangladesh by arming Shanti Bahini (a terrorist group in southeastern Bangladesh). But, that didn't work. Shanti Bahini was neutralized. Check below:

After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the removal of Bangladesh Awami League from in 1975,[29] India provided support and shelter to the members of Shanti Bahini.[30][31][32] Members of Shanti Bahini were trained in Chakrata, India.[33][34] (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanti_Bahini#Peace_Accord)

I personally think all trades should be suspended with India until further notice. Bangladesh can easily import those from other countries.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

This is the problem with hindutva creep into Indian politics. Instead of looking for regional trade advantages with surrounding countries, India is looking through saffron tinted specs and trying to exploit them or shut them down instead. This is following the same destructive path they embarked on with Pakistan. But there is no future in it, the global south as a region is rising, putting unnecessary obstructions in the way is going to be detrimental in the long run.

 

[uppercut]

Yes. You should always look to learn these issues from Bangladeshi people or neutral sources.

Indians make many things up (sometimes deliberately and sometimes out of ignorance). They are brainwashed by BJP WhatsApp University.

There was a reason why India was declared as highest risk for misinformation --> https://news.umich.edu/india-ranks-as-highest-risk-for-misinformation-u-m-experts-can-comment/.

Is this also fake news then ?

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indias-adani-power-cuts-bangladesh-supply-by-over-60-payment-dispute-2024-11-08/

 

[cricketjoshila]

Bangladesh should also remove all Indian infiltrators from Bangladesh.

Give them fantastic teas (straight from Sylhet) before handing them over to India or jail them if they have done malicious things.

Please do. Be ready for taking in a few million Bangladeshis in return.

 

[cricketjoshila]

India also tried to break Bangladesh by arming Shanti Bahini (a terrorist group in southeastern Bangladesh). But, that didn't work. Shanti Bahini was neutralized. Check below:



I personally think all trades should be suspended with India until further notice. Bangladesh can easily import those from other countries.

Go ahead do it.

India should stop all flights from using Indian airspace to and fro from BD.

No goods should be allowed to pass via India to BD. Circumnavigate from the gulf of hormuz through the entire coast line of India to reach Chittagong.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Indians do not care about Bangladesh until recently when Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh got attacked after Hasina was ousted. There was never any animosity.

India did not help liberate Bangladesh to score some brownie points among masses of India or Bangladesh. It was to put an end to the rapes and murders that Pak army was committing on Bangladeshi Hindus.

Bangladesh can join Pakistan and become a unified country once again. No Indian cares if they do that. It will only be a hassle for both Pak and BD as they are too dissimilar to each other even with Islam as a common theme. I hope BD and Pak become one again.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Go ahead do it.

India should stop all flights from using Indian airspace to and fro from BD.

No goods should be allowed to pass via India to BD. Circumnavigate from the gulf of hormuz through the entire coast line of India to reach Chittagong.

BD cannot survive without India. They depend on India for pretty much everything. Once the sugar rush of Islamic Josh comes down, they will realize what they have done and come back to India and sit in their lap to be petted. We have seen similar sentiments in Maldives. Now it will be BD.

 

[ahsan17]

It is infuriating to read accusations that Bharat has taken advantage of Bangladesh when the reality is quite the opposite and fact is that Bharat has gone out of its way to support Bangladesh.

First and foremost, the very existence of Bangladesh as an independent nation is due to Bharat’s intervention in 1971. Without Bharat stepping in, offering military support, and risking the lives of over 3,800 of our soldiers, the liberation of Bangladesh might not have been possible. Bharat bore the economic burden of sheltering over 10 million Bangladeshi refugees during the war an act of unparalleled compassion. These weren’t just political decisions, they were sacrifices made out of humanity and solidarity.

For you guys to now turn around and claim Bharat took advantage is not only ungrateful but also disrespectful to the memory of those who fought for Bangladesh’s freedom.

We provided duty free access to almost all Bangladeshi products, while you imposed tariffs on our products. Who is really benefitting here?

We have invested billions in infrastructure and connectivity projects in Bangladesh. From cross-border rail links to the Friendship Pipeline for fuel supply, these initiatives are about mutual growth, not exploitation.

In 2015 Land Boundary Agreement we resolved a decades-old dispute without using our muscles where we willingly gave up more land than we received to settle the matter. Which other country in the world would give up territory for friendship and cooperation?

We have supplied Water to Bangladesh, Electricity, Petrochemicals etc. we provided you with foreign aid when you needed help the most.

Some of you guys aren’t merely ungrateful but I feel mostly ignorant about history and just come here to troll with baseless comments

If you believe India helped form Bangladesh to help Bengali people, I have got a bridge to sell you.

 

[ahsan17]

Indians do not care about Bangladesh until recently when Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh got attacked after Hasina was ousted. There was never any animosity.

India did not help liberate Bangladesh to score some brownie points among masses of India or Bangladesh. It was to put an end to the rapes and murders that Pak army was committing on Bangladeshi Hindus.

Bangladesh can join Pakistan and become a unified country once again. No Indian cares if they do that. It will only be a hassle for both Pak and BD as they are too dissimilar to each other even with Islam as a common theme. I hope BD and Pak become one again.

Same here, if you think India helped create Bangladesh to help Bangladeshi Hindus or whatever, I have some snake oil or a bridge to sell you.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Same here, if you think India helped create Bangladesh to help Bangladeshi Hindus or whatever, I have some snake oil or a bridge to sell you.

Sell it in pakistan. Your leaders are selling it successfully since decades.

 

[cricketjoshila]

BD cannot survive without India. They depend on India for pretty much everything. Once the sugar rush of Islamic Josh comes down, they will realize what they have done and come back to India and sit in their lap to be petted. We have seen similar sentiments in Maldives. Now it will be BD.

Their only viable land route for trade is via India.

 

[ahsan17]

Sell it in pakistan. Your leaders are selling it successfully since decades.

Lmao, you didn't even get what I mean.

But regardless, my comment is targeted towards people from BD and I hope they are not under the delusion the India was trying to help them instead of pushing forward it's geopolitical agenda.

It's like the gullible fools in the US that think US invades other countries to spread democracy and not take down a government that doesn't like the US.

 

[sweep_shot]

Indian posters are funny.

On one hand, they insinuate Bangladesh is not important.

On the other hand, they jump around like shrimps about Bangladeshi internal affairs including who is the PM.

Confused people.

 

[ElRaja]

India also tried to break Bangladesh by arming Shanti Bahini (a terrorist group in southeastern Bangladesh). But, that didn't work. Shanti Bahini was neutralized. Check below:



I personally think all trades should be suspended with India until further notice. Bangladesh can easily import those from other countries.

you learn something new everyday

 

[uppercut]

Lmao, you didn't even get what I mean.

But regardless, my comment is targeted towards people from BD and I hope they are not under the delusion the India was trying to help them instead of pushing forward it's geopolitical agenda.

It's like the gullible fools in the US that think US invades other countries to spread democracy and not take down a government that doesn't like the US.

So this is all fake news ? Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_genocide

 

[ahsan17]

So this is all fake news ? Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_genocide

Did you read my post ?

 

[uppercut]

Did you read my post ?

Yes and the link I posted in my previous post contains all the answers.... Now did YOU read that wiki article?

 

[ahsan17]

Yes and the link I posted in my previous post contains all the answers.... Now did YOU read that wiki article?

No you didn't read, because the link you sent is irrelevant. I am not excusing murders or rapes. Read the post again.

 

[sweep_shot]

No you didn't read, because the link you sent is irrelevant. I am not excusing murders or rapes. Read the post again.

Anyway, you are right. India helped in 1971 not out of love for Bangladeshis. They did so because they wanted to break Pakistan. Just like they are trying to break Pakistan again (Balochistan). India also tried to break Bangladesh by arming Shanti Bahini.

 

[uppercut]

No you didn't read, because the link you sent is irrelevant. I am not excusing murders or rapes. Read the post again.

I did ... tell me what verifiable facts that went behind that post other than your usual drivel and conspiracy theories.

What I posted are bare facts that exactly tell you why India got involved in 1971 war. If you want to dispute that then feel free to Produce some legit facts instead of Indulging in making Passive aggressive Posts

 

[ahsan17]

I did ... tell me what verifiable facts that went behind that post other than your usual drivel and conspiracy theories.

What I posted are bare facts that exactly tell you why India got involved in 1971 war. If you want to dispute that then feel free to Produce some legit facts instead of Indulging in making Passive aggressive Posts

Ah I get it now. You want me to document from Indian government saying they got involved to separate Pakistan instead of helping Bangladeshis.

If you seriously believe or expect this, I don't have anything to add since I am not trying to prove anything to you.

If you are just pretending to be dumb though, that's cool.

 

[uppercut]

Ah I get it now. You want me to document from Indian government saying they got involved to separate Pakistan instead of helping Bangladeshis.

If you seriously believe or expect this, I don't have anything to add since I am not trying to prove anything to you.

If you are just pretending to be dumb though, that's cool.

If they wanted to do that ... they could have easily done that much earlier than 71. But yeah no surprises to see Pakistanis resort to conspiracy theories and innocently expect everyone to just agree with that.

Also if India truly was interested in breaking up Pakistan ... why would they leave BD to its own after defeating Pakistani army ? They could have imposed strict controls and installed a Puppet govt in BD to ensure that it doesn't become another hostile Pakistan on the east and ensure that it operates based on India's terms.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

If they wanted to do that ... they could have easily done that much earlier than 71. But yeah no surprises to see Pakistanis resort to conspiracy theories and innocently expect everyone to just agree with that.

Also if India truly was interested in breaking up Pakistan ... why would they leave BD to its own after defeating Pakistani army ? They could have imposed strict controls and installed a Puppet govt in BD to ensure that it doesn't become another hostile Pakistan on the east and ensure that it operates based on India's terms.

That's exactly what they tried to do with Hasina, and ironically that is why the Bengali people ended up revolting and chasing her back to India.

 

[smkk]

Question: Also if India truly was interested in breaking up Pakistan ... why would they leave BD to its own after defeating Pakistani army ?

Answer: They (could have / did) imposed strict controls and installed a Puppet govt (Hasina Govt.) in BD to ensure that it doesn't become another hostile Pakistan on the east and ensure that it operates based on India's terms.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

What about the Bangladesh guy narrative behind Saif Ali Khan, why released him now?

Anyway a great dent to the reputation of that guy.

 

[uppercut]

That's exactly what they tried to do with Hasina, and ironically that is why the Bengali people ended up revolting and chasing her back to India.

even if thats true .... Explain why it took a decade or two since 1971 for her to be in power ?

Note: This is why you should never ever get into these discussions that are soooo far away from your comfort zone that would be offended if this is the standard lol

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

even if thats true .... Explain why it took a decade or two since 1971 for her to be in power ?

Note: This is why you should never ever get into these discussions that are soooo far away from your comfort zone that would be offended if this is the standard lol

Lol. Now you are asking me for a half century summary of Bangladesh politics. The reason no one ever bothers in discussions with you is because you run round in circles and start throwing around irrelevant information in order to distract, and ignore the actual questions being asked.

 

[uppercut]

Lol. Now you are asking me for a half century summary of Bangladesh politics. The reason no one ever bothers in discussions with you is because you run round in circles and start throwing around irrelevant information in order to distract, and ignore the actual questions being asked.

this is like a random dude with better access than you to the internet saying "I Know for a fact Margaret Thatcher is a female so I am going to pass opinion on British politics and thou shall oblige and humour me ... and BTW no cross questions " .... lol what the fudge !!!

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

this is like a random dude with better access than you to the internet saying "I Know for a fact Margaret Thatcher is a female so I am going to pass opinion on British politics and thou shall oblige and humour me ... and BTW no cross questions " .... lol what the fudge !!!

What does any of that even mean?

 

[smkk]

even if thats true .... Explain why it took a decade or two since 1971 for her to be in power ?

Note: This is why you should never ever get into these discussions that are soooo far away from your comfort zone that would be offended if this is the standard lol

Who told you that she is the only puppet. It is high time that you guys educate yourself in your own foreign policy's history in Bangladesh.

First puppet was Sheikh Mujib himself from 1972 to 1975. There are numerous historical reports and views that make huge amount of people believe that Sheikh Mujib was all in all an Indian puppet.

Second one was Hussain Md. Ershad from 1981 to 1990. Many people believe that he was also an Indian puppet but I beg to differ on this. He was atmost a dictator inclined towards India, as he had records of standing upto the foreign power from time to time. But he was a dictator nonetheless, who was found to be in big inclination towards then Indian policy.

Third, and biggest of them is Sheikh Hasina. She was somewhat a little bit neutral in her first term from 1996 to 2001, with heavy inclination towards Indian policy. If she had maintained that same attitude also from 2009 to 2024, she would still remain powerful entity and relevant in Bangladesh politics even today. But her fascist and undemocratic attitude and absolute submission towards India, tears away all facades that was maintained by India for decades.

 

[uppercut]

What does any of that even mean?

EXACTLY !!! Which is that you know absolutely nothing about most topics that you butt into ... especially politics in the Indian SC. You know absolutely nothing at all and your only position is that "If its a Muslim then must be supported/defended else lets blame the evil Hindus" this is the TLDR of the drivel that you spew over here.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

EXACTLY !!! Which is that you know absolutely nothing about most topics that you butt into ... especially politics in the Indian SC. You know absolutely nothing at all and your only position is that "If its a Muslim then must be supported/defended else lets blame the evil Hindus" this is the TLDR of the drivel that you spew over here.

I barely got involved in this thread execpt to point out that Sh. Hasina was a perfect example of what you described as a puppet installed by India, and that was where she fled once she was routed from her seat. This led to an unleash of personal **** directed at me as above rather than engage with the point being made. This is typical of your style of engaging and why very few bother responding.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Who told you that she is the only puppet. It is high time that you guys educate yourself in your own foreign policy's history in Bangladesh.

First puppet was Sheikh Mujib himself from 1972 to 1975. There are numerous historical reports and views that make huge amount of people believe that Sheikh Mujib was all in all an Indian puppet.

Second one was Hussain Md. Ershad from 1981 to 1990. Many people believe that he was also an Indian puppet but I beg to differ on this. He was atmost a dictator inclined towards India, as he had records of standing upto the foreign power from time to time. But he was a dictator nonetheless, who was found to be in big inclination towards then Indian policy.

Third, and biggest of them is Sheikh Hasina. She was somewhat a little bit neutral in her first term from 1996 to 2001, with heavy inclination towards Indian policy. If she had maintained that same attitude also from 2009 to 2024, she would still remain powerful entity and relevant in Bangladesh politics even today. But her fascist and undemocratic attitude and absolute submission towards India, tears away all facades that was maintained by India for decades.

Thanks for the correction brother

 

[sweep_shot]

Who told you that she is the only puppet. It is high time that you guys educate yourself in your own foreign policy's history in Bangladesh.

First puppet was Sheikh Mujib himself from 1972 to 1975. There are numerous historical reports and views that make huge amount of people believe that Sheikh Mujib was all in all an Indian puppet.

Second one was Hussain Md. Ershad from 1981 to 1990. Many people believe that he was also an Indian puppet but I beg to differ on this. He was atmost a dictator inclined towards India, as he had records of standing upto the foreign power from time to time. But he was a dictator nonetheless, who was found to be in big inclination towards then Indian policy.

Third, and biggest of them is Sheikh Hasina. She was somewhat a little bit neutral in her first term from 1996 to 2001, with heavy inclination towards Indian policy. If she had maintained that same attitude also from 2009 to 2024, she would still remain powerful entity and relevant in Bangladesh politics even today. But her fascist and undemocratic attitude and absolute submission towards India, tears away all facades that was maintained by India for decades.

I have lots of respect for Major Ziaur Rahman and Dr. Yunus. I also think Ershad was alright; he at least didn't sell Bangladesh to India.

I have zero respect for Mujeeb. This guy was in India's pocket just like his daughter was.

There is no room for any Indian puppet on Bangladeshi soil. They all should be sent to India.

 

[smkk]

I have lots of respect for Major Ziaur Rahman and Dr. Yunus. I also think Ershad was alright; he at least didn't sell Bangladesh to India.

I have zero respect for Mujeeb. This guy was in India's pocket just like his daughter was.

There is no room for any Indian puppet on Bangladeshi soil. They all should be sent to India.

To me it is not a problem that if anybody becomes some other country's puppet. What really matters to me more is that how good administrative and honest politician he is. In this regard, Zia was the only good stateman that we got in the past 50 years. Honest, visionary, good administrator with high and far thinking capability. I so wish that we got another such good stateman for our country and let him rule current Bangladesh for a decade. We could have achieved twice the development in that one decade then what we achieved for past 50 years.

It seems like Pakistan did unlock a guy like him in present, but unfortunately he might be wasted in the jail for the rest of his life.

Mujib on the other hand, though a great leader, but awful, absolutely awful administrator. He did not have a single outa of knowledge about how to rule. So bad is his governing capability that I would say West Pakistan escape a bullet by not putting him as premier of undivided Pakistan in 1970.