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Pakistan-Bangladesh Military Entente: Should India Worry?
Pakistan-Bangladesh Military Entente: Should India Worry?
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On Tuesday, Pakistani Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir and Bangladeshi Lt. Gen. SM Kamrul Hassan met in Rawalpindi, agreeing to strengthen defence ties... 17.01.2025, Sputnik India
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A military alliance between Bangladesh and Pakistan seems likely following the coup against Sheikh Hasina's government in Dhaka.Bangladesh's relationship with Pakistan had been hostile since the 1971 Liberation War, but that has changed since Hasina was ousted, Rehan Rajput, Delhi- based senior geopolitical analyst and writer told Sputnik India.Any strategic collaboration between Bangladesh and Pakistan, especially a military alliance, would raise significant security concerns for India, he added. Such a development would amplify India's existing security challenges, particularly on its eastern and western borders.The regional security implications of Pakistan-Bangladesh alignment would be far-reaching, "exacerbating existing rivalries and deepening polarisation in South Asia," he added."It could destabilise the balance of power by drawing in other actors like China and the United States in South Asia," he stressed, adding that such developments would likely escalate tensions in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and make South Asia a focal point of great power competition.Relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan have improved since Hasina's overthrow, Dr Tughral Yamin, co-founder of the Centre for International Peace and Stability at the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad and former Brigadier in the Pakistani Army, told Sputnik India.There has also been a visible thaw in military relations which had been in deep freeze during Hasina’s long rule. Despite the tragic events of the 1971 Liberation War, the relationship between the two militaries has remained good, he argued."The Pakistani government and armed forces responded positively to these overtures, supplying essential military hardware," he added.Tughral said the Bangladeshi military leadership is seeking closer cooperation, with Pakistan responding positively. Bangladesh is interested in purchasing JF-17 Thunder jet fighters and Pakistan is eager to sell them, he noted.But Yamin argued that neither country is yet inclined to elevate their relationship to a military alliance, as neighbouring countries, particularly India, would be suspicious.
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Pakistan-Bangladesh Military Entente: Should India Worry?
On Tuesday, Pakistani Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir and Bangladeshi Lt. Gen. SM Kamrul Hassan met in Rawalpindi, agreeing to strengthen defence ties. Sputnik India analyses the regional impact.
A military alliance between Bangladesh and Pakistan seems likely following the coup against Sheikh Hasina's government in Dhaka.
Bangladesh's relationship with Pakistan had been hostile since the 1971 Liberation War, but that has changed since Hasina was ousted, Rehan Rajput, Delhi- based senior geopolitical analyst and writer told Sputnik India.
Any strategic collaboration between
Bangladesh and Pakistan, especially a military alliance, would raise significant security concerns for India, he added. Such a development would amplify India's existing security challenges, particularly on its eastern and western borders.
"The recent developments such as the recent Bangladesh Military top official visit to Pak Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, calls from Bangladesh for signing a Nuclear Treaty with Pakistan and deteriorating Indo-Bangladesh relations potentially signal a military alliance," Rajput warned.
The regional security implications of Pakistan-Bangladesh alignment would be far-reaching, "exacerbating existing rivalries and deepening polarisation in South Asia," he added.
"It could destabilise the balance of power by drawing in other actors like
China and the
United States in South Asia," he stressed, adding that such developments would likely escalate tensions in the
Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and make South Asia a focal point of
great power competition.
Relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan have improved since
Hasina's overthrow,
Dr Tughral Yamin, co-founder of the Centre for International Peace and Stability at the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad and former Brigadier in the Pakistani Army, told
Sputnik India.There has also been a visible thaw in military relations which had been in deep freeze during Hasina’s long rule. Despite the tragic events of the 1971 Liberation War, the relationship between the two militaries has remained good, he argued.
"The early military leadership of Bangladesh was trained at the Pakistan Military Academy and other military schools, and naturally, they sought Pakistani assistance in developing their armed forces," Yamin said.
"The Pakistani government and armed forces responded positively to these overtures, supplying essential military hardware," he added.
Tughral said the Bangladeshi military leadership is seeking closer cooperation, with Pakistan responding positively. Bangladesh is interested in purchasing JF-17 Thunder jet fighters and Pakistan is eager to sell them, he noted.
But Yamin argued that neither country is yet inclined to elevate their relationship to a military alliance, as neighbouring countries, particularly India, would be suspicious.
