Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Quits, Army Coup Amid Massive Protests

The Tories had agreed with Rwanda to deport them there, but bloody courts blocked it claiming it was unsafe.

The Rwanda deal was stupid from the outset. Your only option now is violence. They won't understand anything less. Look at BD Hindus.

Yes, he's either stupid or working for foreign interests or both. There was literally no point in assuring Labour victory, which was the opposite of what any Reform or Tory voters wanted.

Let's not forget he championed Brexit too.
 
For the time being, there's no point in launching any form of overt intervention - regardless of how bad the law & order situation becomes in Bangladesh.

An exodus of refugees is to be expected. We should let in the persecuted minorities (Hindus, Christians etc) where there is plausible reason to say that their lives are in danger because of their identity. Those merely taking the opportunity to migrate for economic reasons or otherwise not fleeing persecution must not be let in. Either turn them back or detain & send back after ascertaining identities.

Might as well use the opportunity to detain illegal BD immigrants across the board who got in way before and process them as fresh illegals as now there is plausible cause for restraining mass immigration.

Strategically, I think we need to let the situation develop further. We have a lot of cards to play.

In the meantime, there are economic opportunities to be had. Textiles & basic manufacturing (fridges, ACs etc) were the lifeblood of BD's economic output, along with the preferential trade with India. We were allowing them to export a lot of stuff to us. Not to mention, Indian capital & entrepreneurs were the disproportionate force behind a lot of that.


"Around 25 per cent of the units in Bangladesh are owned by Indians. They include companies like Shahi Exports, House of Pearl Fashions, Jay Jay Mills, TCNS, Gokaldas Images, and Ambattur Clothing"

A lot of that will be going away. There will be capital flight from institutional investors as well due to deteriorating law & order. Credit will become harder to come by. Getting these units to India will allow us to provide jobs to a lot of unskilled labour in our country as well - plugging some of the holes that are increasingly becoming a danger for the BJP's vote base.

The Bangladeshi economic miracle that led them to outpace & outgrow even the much larger population of Pakistan is now pretty much over. It's downhill for that country from here on.

Even a new Khaleda Zia govt will find it very difficult to maintain control over a population that experiences a sustained economic decline. That will open up opportunities for us as well. The anger in BD against Hasina was built up despite India pulling out all stops to allow Bangladesh to get the highly preferential trade access to India's consumer market.

If we choose to revoke it, Zia (or anyone else we don't want) won't last very long either. And that's not even counting any active measures we might choose to take.

We maintain relations with the Myanmar junta still, we can choose to put pressure via that front as well.

Either way, I'd say it's in our best interest for the time being to keep the pot boiling, without necessarily committing forces overtly. If for no other reason, then simply to make it difficult for any regime in Dhaka to get into any kind of strategic agreements with out of area powers that might seek to change the security status quo in the region by way of basing forces or otherwise. Let it be US or China.

While businesses will eventually leave BD, they are more likely to move to other countries rather than India.

BD has preferential access to the US and EU markets and lax labor laws. They put their labor in sweatshops and make them work 12 hours a day in 2 shifts while paying peanuts. They also keep their labor inside the factories in dorms. Companies based in India cannot do any of that.

Some business will definitely come in, but not a lot. I suppose large companies will benefit.
 
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While businesses will eventually leave BD, they are more likely to move to other countries rather than India.

BD has preferential access to the US and EU markets and lax labor laws. They put their labor in sweatshops and make them work 12 hours a day in 2 shifts while paying peanuts. They also keep their labor inside the factories in dorms. Companies based in India cannot do any of that.

Some business will definitely come in, but not a lot. I suppose large companies will benefit.

Yeah I'd say manufacturing of basic electronics might come in more than textiles. Let's see if we tweak some PLI benefits to take advantage of the new opportunities.
 
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The Rwanda deal was stupid from the outset. Your only option now is violence. They won't understand anything less. Look at BD Hindus.
It wasn't, it could have worked. Migrants wouldn't have paid large sums of cash to smugglers if they were getting deported to Rwanda anyway. The only change I'd have made is to use a boat rather than aircraft to take them there. They came on boats, they should leave on boats.

Cheap disposable naval drones may present opportunities for returning them in the future, or for taking them out in international waters outside of court jurisdications.
Let's not forget he championed Brexit too.
Brexit isn't a problem.
 
Hah! Claims vindicated!!!


@A Person @BMD

Makes things obvious concerning the US. Control over Bay of Bengal and access to Western China. Keep both India and China in check. Of course, ASEAN as well.
Hindustan Times is your proof? 🤡 JFC, if they are where you learn your facts from, it's no wonder you're special needs. I still remember when there YT channel showed a video of a Russian Su-35 shot down by their own air defences and claimed 3 Ukrainian aircraft shot down while showing it.:ROFLMAO:

Now I know why your views are so slanted, it's like listening to Alex Jones all day.
 
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It wasn't, it could have worked. Migrants wouldn't have paid large sums of cash to smugglers if they were getting deported to Rwanda anyway. The only change I'd have made is to use a boat rather than aircraft to take them there. They came on boats, they should leave on boats.

Cheap disposable naval drones may present opportunities for returning them in the future, or for taking them out in international waters outside of court jurisdications.

Brexit isn't a problem.

Rwanda wouldn't have worked 'cause its population isn't suitable for such massed migration. At best a few thousand would have been sent there.
Hindustan Crimes is your proof? 🤡 JFC, if they are where you learn your facts from, it's no wonder you're special needs. I still remember when there YT channel showed a video of a Russian Su-35 shot down by their own air defences and claimed 3 Ukrainian aircraft shot down while showing it.:ROFLMAO:

Now I know why your views are so slanted, it's like listening to Alex Jones all day.

Why do you show your stupidity so blatantly?

It's quoting the PM herself.

This is CNN.

 
Holy sh!t!! I was talking about energy independence just yesterday. Look how quickly the govt reacted to the BD nonsense.


This is big news within the context of this thread.

It was always in the works as announced last year, but this announcement is a powerful message for the anti-India cabal both inside and outside the country.
 
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Rwanda wouldn't have worked 'cause its population isn't suitable for such massed migration. At best a few thousand would have been sent there.
It's big enough. That's a problem for them not us.
Why do you show your stupidity so blatantly?

It's quoting the PM herself.

This is CNN.

So because a disgruntled PM of some shithole that nobody cares about blames 'the white man' it must be true. :ROFLMAO: 🤡 Everything is the white man's fault in your view, so what's the point in attempting to argue. I mean, it's comedy value only at this point. I'm reminded of an argument between a Pakistani passenger and an Indian ticket inspector at Bradford Railway Station 35 years ago everytime you post. Now that was f*cking hilarious. But-but-diddly-diddly.....:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Perhaps Bangladesh has a Nazi problem or something, that could explain it right.... Seems like a Hindu Nazi plot to me, I mean the Nazi swastika is a Hindu symbol after all.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
It's big enough. That's a problem for them not us.

Won't even make a dent. 'Cause the ones you send to Rwanda will be the ones you wanna keep.

So because a disgruntled PM of some shithole that nobody cares about blames 'the white man' it must be true. :ROFLMAO: 🤡 Everything is the white man's fault in your view, so what's the point in attempting to argue. I mean, it's comedy value only at this point. I'm reminded of an argument between a Pakistani passenger and an Indian ticket inspector at Bradford Railway Station 35 years ago everytime you post. Now that was f*cking hilarious. But-but-diddly-diddly.....:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Perhaps Bangladesh has a Nazi problem or something, that could explain it right.... Seems like a Hindu Nazi plot to me, I mean the Nazi swastika is a Hindu symbol after all.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

This news is from months ago, it's not recent.
 
, I mean the Nazi swastika is a Hindu symbol after
Nazi symbol is based on the older western abrahamic hakenkreuz and has nothing to do with the swastika culturally. Usual western Christian propoganda to vilify Hindus has made this conspiracy theory popular. Equating a butcher like Hitler with a symbol of peace and prosperity, typical western hinduphobia. The word swasti means peace and harmony.