Zabaniyah
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^^^ If people in BD fear India so much, then I wonder how we managed to get transit without flexing our muscles.
Anyway, the opinion in PDF from those who claim to be from Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh are poles apart.
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I understand and appreciate your positive intentions.
It is not about fear of India. Economic cooperation and national security are two different things.
As far as business goes, Bangladesh is one of the most liberal countries to invest in. The only problem is lack of energy, skilled human resources and infrastructure.
Good luck.
Question is do u care about Indian pressure?
Another question is should we care about Indian pressure? If yes, then why?
Additional question is do we need any SAM system in future or not? (It will be helpful for our airforce as experts say. only jet fighter will not work)
Last question is if we really need SAM system someday, why will not we buy? (Suppose we have money)
Care about Indian pressure? Not necessarily, but we should take note of them to see through its intentions. As they say, you could never be too careful. Especially in matters of national security.
And why should another country tell us what to buy or not? Even EU states buy their stuff without interference from others.
And we aren't a bad country like Libya or something to begin with.
We should always focus on keeping the procurement transaction of military equipment independent from interference from another country. National security matters should be taken more seriously and properly prioritized. Especially when it comes to countering sabotage and espionage activities which I believe has been going on for a very long time. Today's and yesterday's results speak for themselves.
And IF....IF we do succeed as a self-sufficient, secured and sovereign economy with a high human development index, and more to come; the next step would obviously be self-sufficiency in defense. Even a peaceful and a prosperous country like Thailand has a formidable military.
As they say: If you want peace, then prepare for war.
Do we need SAM in the future? Why yes. If one has no air-defense, then he is DEAD. Simple.
SAM is not exactly the appropriate term. More like a fully integrated strategic air-defense network is what we truly need. It is a feasible project in the long term. I have already mentioned this in my previous post in this thread. It is not only India, it could be anyone. So, we absolutely and positively need air-defense, and a good one at that. We will need it no matter what.