BD will fall in line once their economy starts failing. There's plenty of space for India to gain influence like we have done in Afghanistan, there are plenty of faultlines to exploit.
Myanmar is also not in good terms with B'desh.
BD will fall in line once their economy starts failing. There's plenty of space for India to gain influence like we have done in Afghanistan, there are plenty of faultlines to exploit.
The Tories had agreed with Rwanda to deport them there, but bloody courts blocked it claiming it was unsafe.
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.
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.
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.The Rwanda deal was stupid from the outset. Your only option now is violence. They won't understand anything less. Look at BD Hindus.
Brexit isn't a problem.Let's not forget he championed Brexit too.
Hindustan Times is your proof?
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.
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.
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.
Now I know why your views are so slanted, it's like listening to Alex Jones all day.
It's big enough. That's a problem for them not us.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.
So because a disgruntled PM of some shithole that nobody cares about blames 'the white man' it must be true.Why do you show your stupidity so blatantly?
It's quoting the PM herself.
This is CNN.
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US vs China Tussle for Control over Bangladesh Influenced Hasina's Exit, Intel Sources Tell News18 - News18
Strategic control of Bangladesh was becoming important for both the United States and China, the sources addedwww.news18.com
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Months Ago, Sheikh Hasina Had Claimed She Got An "Offer" From "White Man"
Months before her tragic fall as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina had claimed that "conspiracies" were being hatched to topple her government.www.ndtv.com
It's big enough. That's a problem for them not us.
So because a disgruntled PM of some shithole that nobody cares about blames 'the white man' it must be true.![]()
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.....
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.![]()
Won't even make a dent. 'Cause the ones you send to Rwanda will be the ones you wanna keep.
Makes no sense. A US airbase that close to China couldn't be defended. Stupid conspiracies are stupid.This news is from months ago, it's not recent.
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., I mean the Nazi swastika is a Hindu symbol after
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.![]()
BS like this is more than enough to get any Indian member banned in a western forum.
He should be prosecuted under british law. change the domain name temporarily to .uk and file a complaint against him.He has been warned. His reply has been kept on, for readers to understand what the west thinks. Request you to not use abuse. Post has been edited.
Russia says... so that only cements the fact that it's a lie.I suppose if antartica was a country they would have said the same thing.