Dhaka wants to restore 1972 constitution

[leonblack08]

For Bangladesh alignment should be determined on the basis of national interest alone. If no interest is served then no alignment.

That's right.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

just a question raised to your post sir do you really think you can match india with force without outside help?
and if you seek outside help < china,pakistan.us> it wil be the same you will again loss your soverignity.isnt it true?

why cant bangladesh be firm and force diplomatic solutions say for eg you offer indians something for exchance for other and make sure the deal is honoured by both countries,same can be done with pakistan and srilanka and always keep out from taking sides in a conflict.

if you still say that bangladesh dosent have leaders or it is impossible to do without war then i am sorry to say bangladesh will bring about its own destruction.

I do not think fear of India should be a criteria for our decision making. Israel can stand up to all the Arabs nations and world opinion but no one can say or do anything. It is a nation of 9 million people but it holds influence over a region with 300 million hostile arabs.

Afghanistan a tiny country in comparison to the USSR and the USA but both have got bloody noses by intervening there.

The same comment can be made about Vietnam in the 60's and 70's.

I think India knows how many divisions would be required to hold Bangladesh and that conflict would make Kashmir look like a tea party.

It is because India wants everything on its terms that smaller nations should now stand up to it. India tried to prevent Sri Lanka pursuing the war with the LTTE but Colombo could careless. Now it is poised for victory. Bangladesh should adopt the same attitude in reference to its own national interests.

 

[leonblack08]

I am no expert on foreign policy But I think Bangladesh should be friends with Pakistan and China on every field which includes Defence.
On the other hand we can be friends with India,as far as business is concerned.But there should be no Defence co operation with India.

 

[Al-zakir]

I am no expert on foreign policy But I think Bangladesh should be friends with Pakistan and China on every field which includes Defence.
On the other hand we can be friends with India,as far as business is concerned.But there should be no Defence co operation with India.

welcome aboard brother........

 

[Vinod2070]

I think some people here are suffering from the "small nation syndrome".

That syndrome makes every action by their bigger neighbor look like bullying. The people suffering from it can't differentiate between the good and the bad, they can't think of what is good for themselves and their countries.

All they care about is how to get back at the so called bully. Getting harmed under the process and even the destruction of the country in the process is acceptable for them but the perceived bullying could never be acceptable.

Even normal neighborly exchanges like trade and mutually beneficial trade offs are looked through this lens to see what the other party gained, not what their own country gained from the deal.

There is nothing for the bigger neighbor to do here. Such people eventually come to their senses after trying all else.

"Mulla ki daud Masjid tak"!

 

[BanglaBhoot]

I think some people here are suffering from the "small nation syndrome".

That syndrome makes every action by their bigger neighbor look like bullying. The people suffering from it can't differentiate between the good and the bad, they can't think of what is good for themselves and their countries.

All they care about is how to get back at the so called bully. Getting harmed under the process and even the destruction of the country in the process is acceptable for them but the perceived bullying could never be acceptable.

Even normal neighborly exchanges like trade and mutually beneficial trade offs are lloked through this lens to see what the other party gained, not what their own country gained from the deal.

There is nothing for the bigger neighbor to do here. Such people eventually come to their senses after trying all else.

"Mulla ki daud Masjid tak"!

Then why doesn't anyone except India think that China is a bully? All nations other than India consider a good partner. It is India that has the problem. India should visit a psychiatrist soon it suffers from schizophrenia.

 

[devgupt]

Japan, Vietnam

 

[Vinod2070]

Then why doesn't anyone except India think that China is a bully? All nations other than India consider a good partner. It is India that has the problem. India should visit a psychiatrist soon it suffers from schizophrenia.

This is not true. In fact it is only Pakistan that thinks so. Some Bangladeshis seem to have joined them in the thinking too.

In fact this post again proves that small mindedness that afflicts some with the "small nation syndrome"!

Go to any of China's neighbors (in East Asia) and see how they are worried about China. All those countries are much more comfortable with India!

Let me share an article about this issue. It is by an Indian, so it is up to you to draw whatever conclusions you want to draw.

Why India is not a threat

On a recent lecture tour of the Far East I was repeatedly asked a fascinating question: Why does the rise of India not threaten the world in the same way as China does? We in India don't realize the depth of fear that China inspires in the East.

My first reaction was that India is a democracy and democracies are supposed to be more peaceful. I was quickly reminded that democracies have been known to invade places like Iraq.

True, but democracies tend to have more voices and more checks and balances. India's democracy, in particular, is a coalition of twenty parties. It cannot govern itself &#8212;how could it possibly threaten anyone? India's inability to take advantage of a historic opportunity to climb to world power status through the Indo-US nuclear deal shows this. My audiences found it inexplicable that Indians could quibble over a treaty that is so obviously in India's self-interest. Someone wondered if we had a self-destructive streak. The consensus was that had China been a multi-party democracy, and had it been presented with the same opportunity, it would grabbed and run with it.

Asian security analysts, I was surprised to note, had deep respect for India's military capabilities. They seemed to know all about our navy's aircraft-carrier force, our air force's latest Sukhois and MiGs, and our army's professionalism (although they felt that we had been badly let down by DRDO). They believed that India's military did not threaten Asia because of the turmoil in our neighbourhood. Terrorist threats from Pakistan, an unending civil war in Sri Lanka, Maoists in Nepal and Bangladesh's chronic instability &#8212; these were huge distractions which prevented India from thinking strategically about its role in the world.

East Asians who had visited India felt that we still needed to get our act together. Although India's economy was growing brilliantly and Indian companies had become world beaters, they found our physical and social infrastructure "depressing". What is the point of having a world class airport in Bangalore if it isn't well connected to the city? What is the point of having a million government primary schools if half the students can't read a single sentence? One speaker asked why Indians are still wedded to democracy when it has failed to deliver the most basic public services.

Nevertheless, I came away with a feeling that East Asians are cheering us and believe that history's momentum is on our side. They have their own reasons, of course &#8212; they fear China and desperately want a countervailing power. They don't trust Japan &#8212; the wounds of the Second World War have not yet healed. They wish that the Indian state would show more determination, however, and shed its old self-perception of a victimized Third World nation. Some expressed the hope that India's rise would improve Asia's image as a whole. India's mind was closer to the West. Indians spoke good English and were more open. The West distrusted Han China profoundly because it was closed, and the Tibetan protests had not helped.

Buddhists in the audience seemed to cheer India's rise because the post-9/11 world needed our traditions of tolerance and non-violence. I was surprised to see how many remembered Mahatma Gandhi and Tagore. They even wanted me to feel embarrassed about our nuclear weapons. On my way home, I asked myself that if it is true that the Indian state is genuinely less aggressive, then that is in fact the right answer to the original question about why India's rise does not threaten the world. I, for one, do not want an intimidating India which seeks military greatness.

Why India is not a threat-MEN & IDEAS-Gurcharan Das-Columnists-Opinion-The Times of India

 

[Communist]

I am no expert on foreign policy But I think Bangladesh should be friends with Pakistan and China on every field which includes Defence.
On the other hand we can be friends with India,as far as business is concerned.But there should be no Defence co operation with India.

Darun Kotha Bolechhen Bhai. Ami Apnar Sathe Ekmot. And not only with Pakistan and China, but also with Nepal and Burma. At present except Bhutan (due to its Monarchist government's existence) and Srilanka to some extent, no neighbor of india supports india's imperialist south-Asian big boss attitude. The undercurrent of hostility is very intense and this is an opportunity for the countries of south-Asia to develop a (political) relationship on friendly terms that outcaste indian hindu zionist empire. Mane, india ke ekghore kore dite hobe. This has to be done, because the rise of this illegitimate empire to power will threaten the presence of other south-Asian sovereign countries. For example in case of Bangladesh, india tries to humiliate Bangladesh whenever the question of Farakka Barrage comes. Also india will definitely try to intervene in domestic affairs of other countries and will thereby violate their sovereignty. Anyway, it is unfortunate that your newly elected government itself wants to remain as a puppet in the hands of indian political leaders which serves india's interests more than that of Bangladesh.

Well, I would like to know the current status of Bangladesh's relation with Pakistan and China, if you could elaborate.

 

[devgupt]

At present except Bhutan (due to its Monarchist government's existence) and Srilanka to some extent, no neighbor of india supports india's imperialist south-Asian big boss attitude.

ami jotu dur jani bhutan ek ganatnatrik desh

 

[Communist]

ami jotu dur jani bhutan ek ganatnatrik desh

Well, that does not matter as Bhutan has always been a mere puppet state. May be it is because, Bhutan has to depend on indian help (out of Chinese fear??? Tibetan terrorist Dalai Lama knows) and so she obeys whatever india orders. Remember the KLO operation? Nepal was like that but recently after the Maoist revolution and under the Premiere Prachanda Nepal has changed her attitude. The governmental structure of Bhutan is somewhat like Monarchical democracy, though regarding matters of all foreign relations, all decisions are made by the royal house. Several times, I visited Thimpu and noticed some Bhutanis have resentment towards the Royal (but loyal in attitude to indian empire) regime.

Modda Kotha, Bhutan holo gie bharater ek poshyaputra. Dukhkhito, kanya...

 

[TopCat]

The biggest threat for Bangladesh is a unstable South Asia.
India-Pak relationship is a threat. Bringing Afganistan on board is a threat. Unstable NE india is a threat... Explosion in Karachi or Bombay, Gouhati or Colombo all in a way affects Bangladesh.. Today or tomorrow we will be a victim of those in one way or another... The largest threat of all is the mindset of so many people who cant get out of their clumsy mind and think outside the box...
Basically Bangladesh within its territory has no major issues except our two dynastic ladies and their all faminine supporters...

 

[devgupt]

Well, that does not matter as Bhutan has always been a mere puppet state. May be it is because, Bhutan has to depend on indian help (out of Chinese fear??? Tibetan terrorist Dalai Lama knows) and so she obeys whatever india orders. Remember the KLO operation? Nepal was like that but recently after the Maoist revolution and under the Premiere Prachanda Nepal has changed her attitude. The governmental structure of Bhutan is somewhat like Monarchical democracy, though regarding matters of all foreign relations, all decisions are made by the royal house. Several times, I visited Thimpu and noticed some Bhutanis have resentment towards the Royal (but loyal in attitude to indian empire) regime.

Modda Kotha, Bhutan holo gie bharater ek poshyaputra. Dukhkhito, kanya...

Dalai Lama is a terrorist, a man who has followed non-violence, who has ensured that there are no Tibetan suicide bombers, Tibetan Freedom movement remains non violent is a terrorist
and those in Kashmir are freedom fighters people who throw acids on women faces are upholders of Islam and saints justify that

 

[Vinod2070]

^^ People who call Dalai Lama a terrorist have lost any sense of balance.

 

[ahmeddsid]

Why cant any of Bangladesh's matter be discussed without bringing INDIA in it???? Please get over the India centric mentality. It certainly seems some people hate the freedom and democracy they are enjoying and wants to revert to Mullahdom!

PS: I am trying to erase out of my mind the phrase "terrorist dalai lama". Somebody certainly lacks the basic education in world politics! The Acide Throwers and Molesters in Kashmir are freedom fighters and Dalai Lama is a terrorist BAH!