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INDIA
Tarique Rahman's cancelled Delhi visit says a lot about Bangladesh and its tragic short-sightedness
Bangladesh's own war games treat India as the adversary; India's war games don't feature Bangladesh — only China and Pakistan do. That asymmetry says plenty.
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- Why it matters
- The cancellation reflects divergent security concerns: Bangladesh frames India as a potential military adversary while India's strategic focus is on China and Pakistan, creating misalignment in how the two countries view each other.
- Most affected
- Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations — Potential cooling of bilateral engagement at a senior political level.
- Likely next
- Whether Bangladesh officially explains the cancellation or whether Rahman reschedules the visit.