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The aborted Land Boundary Agreement in Indian parliament

Foreign Relations

Salman Khurshid’s efforts to introduce the Land Boundary Agreement(LBA) Bill in Indian Parliament met with stiff opposition from unexpected quarters. This time it is not BJP – the strident opposition came from Mamata Banerjee’s lawmakers and the Asom Gana Parishad’s....    Full story...

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Land Boundary Agreement in Indian parliament: Tokenism?

Foreign Relations

In an exclusive interview with The Independent’s Delhi correspondent Kumkum Chadha, India’s union minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid called the Land Boundary Agreement(LBA) between Bangladesh and India a post-wedding photograph. That implies that the wedding is in place,....    Full story...

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Manik Sarkar: The poorest Chief Minister of India

Social Issues

Of late whenever I think of corruption as a social phenomenon, I am reminded of an Urdu couplet which reads like this: Gulistan ki barbadi mein ekhi ullu kafi hain/ Har shakh pe ullu baitha hain anjame gulistan keya hoga (For the destruction of a garden just one owl is good enough; now there are....    Full story...

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Read Thy Arthashastra On The Mirror:Existential Crisis of Bangladesh(Part 6)

Burning Issue

Earlier part: (Part 5):Consider Thy Enemy’s Latest Ploy Image: Influence of Maurya Dynasty After Part 5’s de-tour, in this instalment I shall return back to the main concern of my essay and, as promised, help identify what we as a nation must do for defeating New....    Full story...

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Existential Crisis of Bangladesh(Part 5):Consider Thy Enemy’s Latest Ploy

Burning Issue

Earlier post: (Part-4):Know Thy Enemy’s Spot and Skin The Extraordinary Event of 10-12 March 2012 In the last instalment I promised to help you read Arthashastra on the mirror. When I gave you my word, I thought I would do this step by step in a logically coherent manner. But in....    Full story...

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India's monopoly politics on Tin Bigha Corridor

Controversy

If the government really served the national interest and genuinely protected the country’s territorial integrity, they would not have acted unilaterally for the sole benefit and interest of India. They could argue with India that as the Agreement, according to Article 5, ‘shall take....    Full story...

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Existential Crisis of Bangladesh(Part-4):Know Thy Enemy’s Spot and Skin

History

(Part-3):Know Thy Enemy’s Historical Tradition Thе Brahmanic Spot аnԁ Skin In Pаrt 3 οf thіѕ essay I hаνе sketch out thе bare bones οf Brahmanism аѕ a historical institution. Itѕ master craftsmen, thе Brahmans wеrе, іn thеіr cultural DNA ѕο....    Full story...

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Existential Crisis of Bangladesh(Part-3):Know Thy Enemy’s Historical Tradition

History

Existential Crisis of Bangladesh:Part-2 In Pаrt-2 οf thіѕ essay I аѕkеԁ уου tο concentrate upon India’s Brahmanic power elite. A qυісk sifting through thе pages οf thе Mandal Commission Report, I rесkοn,....    Full story...

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Existential Crisis of Bangladesh(Part-2):Know Thy Enemy

History

Existential Crisis of Bangladesh(Part-1) In Pаrt-1of thіѕ essay, уου mіɡht recall, I ѕаіԁ thаt I ԁο nοt thіnk mοѕt οf ουr patriotic political classes hаνе a clear appreciation аnԁ understanding οf....    Full story...

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Existential Crisis of Bangladesh(Part-1):Know Thy Pied Pipers

Thoughts and Ideology

1. Thе gathering Cloud аnԁ thе Challenge Writing аbουt thе last month’s alleged coup attempt tο overthrow thе pro-Indian government οf Sheikh Hasina, thе wеƖƖ-knοwn political analyst Shahidul Islam noted іn dirge....    Full story...

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Does Hasina follow Indian government ??

Human rights

  India, the neighbouring country of Bangladesh is highly interested in Bangladesh. While people are being tortured by the Brutal Awami Government, India admired Hasina for her brutal persecution. Indian Border police BSF is in action to kill Bangladeshi people in the border areas. Over....    Full story...

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Is Bangladesh going to be 29th State of India?

Burning Issue

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is marching to Bangladesh tomorrow. popular Indian Daily  The Hindu reported as; The BJP will organise ‘long march to Dhaka’ on Monday next to protest alleged atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh. The party has raised five-point....    Full story...

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(Over)Conscious India's 'interest' in Bangladesh

Thoughts and Ideology

I am just writing a simple post on a topic which I feel strongly about. A recent event in the news is the march planned by the extremist Hindu political party of India, the BJP, towards Dhaka.  The Hindu reported that the BJP will organise a ‘long march to Dhaka’ on Monday next....    Full story...

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Bangladesh got its Secular root back:Awami League must remain in Power- Says Indian Intellectuals

Bangladesh in Intl. Media

  It's an interesting analysis from Indian IBN Live TV. The panel consists of ex-diplomat, Senior Journalist and an Ex-Envoy. According to some of the analyst 1947 division was based on Religion but 1971 was based on Secular and Bengali Linguistic Ideology. After 75 political changes....    Full story...

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The BJP's Bangladesh problem-Times of India

Bangladesh in Intl. Media

  By Seema Sirohi | Mar 13, 2013,  It is hurting the national interest by indulging in petty politics over the Land Boundary Agreement. President Pranab Mukherjee boldly declared on his visit to Bangladesh that there was a broad consensus among Indian....    Full story...

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