If you ask me i'd say India needs Bangladesh more than anything right now. In this subcontinent Bangladesh is the last remaining country India has good relations with; Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, and needless to say Pakistan all have bad relations with India right now and are pretty much China's dear friends in this region. Add Bangladesh to it and China has India completely surrounded. Before India would say to these countries "ultimately you have to stay in South Asia", now it seems the gun might be on India.
However, i personally think Bangladesh's economy and government has not matured enough to take such steps, it will take some time before this is fully realized.
However, i personally think Bangladesh's economy and government has not matured enough to take such steps, it will take some time before this is fully realized.