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Posted by admin in BANGLADESH GOVT BACKSTABBING, Uncategorized on August 27th, 2024
Change in Bangladesh Perplexes India
by
Brig Gen(Retd) Asif Haroon Raja
The student uprising against the quota system in Dhaka in July 2024 morphed into a countrywide protest movement within weeks and led to the departure of Hasina Wajid. Since the sudden regime change, the Indian political and military leaders, Indian media, academia and RAW are in a state of acute anxiety, bordering depression.
India has suffered two major strategic setbacks this year. The first was BJP’s loss of political power in the June 2024 elections. A bigger jolt came in August when the strongest and most trusted ally Bangladesh (BD) went out of India’s hands because of the sudden fall and exit of Hasina Wajid.
She had ruled BD with an iron hand from 2009 to the first week of Aug this year at a stretch and had established a One-party rule.
India under the Modi and Hasina regimes had forged strategic partnership and had also linked the two countries with two railway lines. Both worked on the anti-Pakistan agenda in unison.
When Pakistan came on the world map on 14 Aug 1947, the Indian leaders chortled that it will repent its decision and will not survive longer than six months and would beg for reunion. Some said it was a big mistake of Mr. Jinnah. Nothing of the sort happened.
India planned to avenge the vivisection of India by cutting Pakistan into two parts. To achieve this objective, East Pakistan was chosen because of its extreme vulnerability.
After the Indian victory in 1971, Indira Gandhi arrogantly stated that the Two-Nation theory was drowned in the Bay of Bengal. East Pakistan was separated through subversion, treachery, and by outnumbering and outgunning a small force of the Pak Army.
This disfigurement of Two-Nation theory survived for about 54 years, during which BD was made into a vassal state of India and the minds of the people of BD were further filled with hatred against Pakistan.
The myths, notions and fake narratives spread by India and BD against Pakistan , suddenly unravelled this month. BD under an interim regime headed by Dr. M. Yunis is in the saddle, which is anti-India, pro-Pakistan, and is pro-people. It is keen to carry out extensive reforms to refurbish electoral laws, judiciary, police and the civil administration. The govt has full backing of the army.
The current younger generation of BD has come out of the magic spell of India after coming to know that their elders were duped and betrayed by India. They view Sheikh Mujibur Rehman as a traitor and the 1971 insurgency followed by aggression by Indian forces as immoral acts.
They have realised that if the Awami League (AL) and the Mukti Bahini had not changed sides, the Indian military despite its huge superiority in men and material, could never have defeated the Pakistani forces and the Ansars.
All the fabricated stories of massacre and rapes of the Bengalis fanned after 1971, painting Pak Army soldiers as human eating monsters and rapists, and India as the benign helper, have fallen flat and evaporated in thin air. Lies have no feet to stand on and truth is the ultimate victor.
Hatred against India has been piling up among the younger generation due to excessive interference of RAW and Indian officials in the internal affairs of BD after 2014, Modi’s anti-Muslim and racist policies, the minorities specific Citizenship Law, gruesome atrocities against the Muslim Kashmiris, and Hasina’s cruelties against her political opponents at the behest of India, and her servitude to India.
Their level of anger can be gauged from destruction of all the monuments and pictorials of Sheikh Mujib, ransacking of 1971 memorials and surrender ceremony portraits, ransacking properties of AL parliamentarians, pro-govt judges and prosperous Hindu community, which had played a key role in subverting the minds of the students from 1947 to 1971 and post 1971 period.
This sort of fury was unleashed in Aug 1975 against the creator of BD Sheikh Mujib, and now in Aug 2024 against his daughter Sheikh Hasina. Both times the targets were AL and remnants of Mukti Bahni.
Piled up hatred for India can be judged from the emotions of the people, who are blaming India for flooding their country deliberately and causing big damages to the properties and crops, and loss of lives.
The majority of Bangladeshis and the interim regime are inclined towards Pakistan and are keen to reestablish the old bondage.
For all practical purposes, Hasina has met her Waterloo and she can never return to resume politics in BD. She was lucky to be rescued by the army. The AL will remain a pariah party for a long time.
The undercurrent trends in BD do not bode well for India. All its investments in billions since 1947 have gone to waste. It is incurring a loss of 18 million dollars in trade daily. It will face the refugee influx of Hindu Bengalis. If the Indian govt stops them, it will face the wrath of its people. In BD, they will lead an insecure life.
The Hindu Bengali community in BD, AL and grandchildren of 1971war veterans would face tough times. The persecuted Biharis, Jamaat Islami and BNP would enjoy greater freedom and liberty of action. The Rohingyas and the Biharis languishing in sordid camps would get some reprieve.
Interaction of BD with the freedom fighters of seven sisters in NE India is likely to increase covertly. Prior to the Draconian rule of Hasina, the two military rulers and BNP under Khaleda Zia were friendly towards Pakistan and the intelligence agencies of the two countries cooperated with each other.
BJP under Modi has been cut to size and it no longer wields absolute power. Its chief patron USA is itself in trouble. India’s chief rival China, is poised to become the leading economic power and the future super power.
For India, Hasina’s exit is a major strategic loss and it could jeopardise her strategic interests in South Asia. Both had forged deep-rooted economic, defence and security ties. Hasina’s regime had helped India in suppressing Insurgencies in northeastern states of India by refusing asylum to the ULFA leader Anup Chetia and deporting them to India. Water and land disputes had been resolved and India had a big hand in upturning the economic fortunes of BD.
A new era has begun in which BD will be closer to China, Nepal, Myanmar, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and it will distance itself from overbearing India. If so, it will cause regional turbulence in South Asia.
India’s immediate concerns are the safety and security of the Hindu community in BD and RAW and Indian officials residing in BD. The other is how to offset the trade losses and how to get closer to the new interim regime. The other worry is the changed perceptions of the youth in BD about India and Pakistan and their affections for the latter.
The trend of leaning towards China, which had already begun during Hasina’s rule, is another cause of anxiety.
Security of insurgency prone seven states in the northeast and the highly vulnerable Siliguri corridor, which can be exploited by China through Sikkim will be the biggest security concern.
It is an established fact that India has excelled in the art of diplomacy and has been winning new friends including the friends of its arch rival Pakistan. It has been drawing huge material benefits from the western and eastern camps.
India has been able to cultivate the IEA regime in Afghanistan in spite of its deep animus spread over decades.
Indian leadership must have holistically calculated that the era of Hasina and AL is over and that it will have to reconcile with the new interim regime in its immediate neighborhood.
India must have already stepped up its efforts to win over the Yunis regime and to retain its influence in BD. It is a strategic compulsion for India to befriend BD. Major hindrance is the fascism of ruling BJP and India’s penchant for interfering in neighbouring countries.
Giving asylum to Hasina by India can become a bottleneck for restoration of friendly relationship with BD. Perforce, India will have to get rid of her.
Unless the Indian leadership ends its fascist, racist, militarist and megalomaniac policies, it could suffer more reverses in the coming future.
The changed environment in BD has given a window of opportunity to Pakistan to mend its ties and get closer to it. Pakistan’s diplomacy is now under test. PM Shahbaz Sharif was quick to extend his anguish to BD over the loss of lives and properties in the flash floods, and offered support. Letting the BD cricket team win the test match by ten wickets on home ground, home pitch and home crowd could be just a beginning.
The writer is Retd Brig, war veteran, defence, security & political analyst, author of five books, patron-in-chief CDS Think Tank, ex-Chairman TFP Think Tank, Director Measac Research Centre, Administrator Fact Check Think Tank, takes part in TV talk shows.
Posted by admin in BANGLADESH GOVT BACKSTABBING, BANGLADESH-A PHYRRIC NATION on April 25th, 2014
How will they display these awards in their drawing rooms or lounge? What explanation will they give to their children or will they train them on their own lines, like their parents did.
GHADAAR-I-AZAM: BETRAYED HIS NATION TO THE ENEMY
Posted by admin in BANGLADESH GOVT BACKSTABBING on December 2nd, 2013
Why Bangladesh Propagates against ISI?
By Sajjad Shaukat
Having pro-Indian tilt, since Bangladesh’s Awami League came into power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid has started a deliberate propaganda campaign against Pakistan, its army and especially Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
In this context, on the direction of India, unlike the past years, a ceremony was held in Dhaka on March 24, 2013, with full pump and show to honour ‘Foreign Friends of Bangladesh Award,’ in relation to the crisis which led to the separation of East Pakistan in 1971. For this purpose, several foreign friends who included various institutions and media anchors from various countries, particularly India were invited. Besides other renowned persons, the recipients of awards from Pakistan were mainly those personalities whose deceased fathers had opposed army action in the East Pakistan and had totally ignored the Indian supported secessionist movement led by Mukti Bahini. Notably, on the instruction of New Delhi, in December, 2012 when the 
names of participants in the said ceremony were announced, Bandladeshi Prime Minister Hasina Wajid had refused to attend D-8 conference in Islamabad unless Pakistan tendered apology for the alleged genocide of Bengalis.
In this regard, in the recent past, a book titled, “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs” written by a Bengali as his autobiography has been simultaneously released in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India. The book left no stone unturned in distorting Pakistan’s history and tarnishing the image of Pakistan’s armed forces regarding the separation of East Pakistan.
Without grasping reality, the book explained that it was not Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bengalis who wanted to break up Pakistan, but actually created Pakistan. In fact, the political intrigues and blunders of military dictators broke up Pakistan—Majib was arrested and a military operation started in East Pakistan. Bengalis were massacred and their women were raped.
While speaking in line of the book, and concealing the real facts, senior media anchor, Hamid Mir who also received the award, reproduced its contents in his article, “Mujib’s Memoirs,” published in a leading daily, on November 24 praised Mujibur Ranman and implicated Pak Army. He wrote, “It is time now to apologise officially to the people of Bangladesh.”
Notably, a renowned Bengali journalist Sarmila Bose authored a book, “Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War” after thorough investigation. Her book was published in 2011. While countering exaggerations of the Indian and Bengali Journalists, Bose argues that the number of Bengalis killed in 1971 was not three million, but around 50,000 while Bengalis were equally involved in the bloodshed of Punjabis, Biharis, Pashtoons and Balochis.
Everyone knows that Majib was already in connivance with India for separation of East Pakistan. Therefore, when East Pakistan was occupied by Indian Army in 1971, he stated with pleasure that his 24 years old dream of an independent Bangladesh had been fulfilled. He had earlier developed his contacts with Indian rulers and training camps of Mukti Bahini, established by Indian army and RAW which also funded Mujibur Rehman’s general elections in 1970.
Now, India is employing various tactics through Prime Minister Hasina Wajid who has become a tool in accelerating propaganda against ISI. Just like the Indian leaders of the ruling party, Congress and the fundamentalist parties, especially BJP, who have made ISI, a scapegoat for the forthcoming elections of India, Prime Minister Ms. Wajid including workers of the Awami League has been following the same pattern by propagating against this spy agency.
As a matter of fact, the government led by Awami League has brought about political instability, social strife and financial problems of grave nature in Bangladesh. Owing to incompetence, flawed policies, its leader Prime Minister Hasina Wajid has totally failed in resolving the problems of the impoverished masses. Therefore, present scenario in Bangladesh presents poor governance, while the government is generally known as an Indian puppet.
Nevertheless, resultantly political turmoil and social disorder with its negative impact go on haunting the socio-political milieu of Bangladesh. Lack of political vision and inefficiency of the government headed by PM Ms. Wajid and the ministers have turned the Awami League into a corrupt clique of politicians who are totally insensitive towards real issues faced by people of the country, as they remain focused in promoting their self-interests. Hence, party’s popularity considerably declined. As the country enters into new phase of elections, its leaders have developed irrational fears and sense of proportion speculating that they will be rejected by the voters. In this context, political experts indicate that Bangladeshis have lost hope in Awami League—bringing about any positive change in their poverty ridden socio-economic standing and status of deprivation. The political awareness of the fiercely independent and patriotic Bangladeshis has caused them to lose faith and respect for Awami League which has made their country the subservient of New Delhi and collaborator of Hindu extremists.
So, in this deteriorating situation, Awami League’s leadership has developed a psychological obsession with preconceived ideas to appease Indian government and extremist Hindus by propagating against Pakistan and particularly ISI.
It is mentionable that, in the election-campaign, Awami League’s rival party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Begum Khaleda Zia is likely to challenge the current problems, created by Awami League. Fearing the impending loss in the polls and feeling the pinch of the likelihood of losing to BNP, the Awami League has launched a vile propaganda campaign to malign BNP by linking it with ISI. In this venomous campaign, Awami League is being guided by its Indian advisers.
It is notable that Tarique Rehman who is son of the BNP Chairperson Ms. Khaleda Zia is likely to take over the leadership of BNP from his mother and is a strong contestant to win elections in the country. In this respect, the content analysis of recently published propaganda reports in Bangladesh’s print media revealed that Tarique Rehman has contact with ISI for getting financial support. But some Bangladeshi sources disclosed that Bangladesh’s intelligence agency provided false data about Tarique Rehman to India for initiating a slanderous campaign against him in Indian media—quickly linking him with ISI for maintaining contact and allegedly getting financial support. However, the government of Hasina Wajid’s move is aimed at appeasing Indian leaders and diverting the attention of the Bangladeshi people from the real crises in order to win the elections.
Overtly, Indian rulers declare that they will not interfere in Bangladesh’s forthcoming elections, covertly; they have been using all means in meddling in the politics of that country. Alarmed with power-loss in Bangladesh, Indian top officials have started maligning BNP and ISI, and the same is being done by those of the Awami League.
Unfortunately, nervous and confused leaders of the Awami Legue use Indian style propaganda to implicate BNP and damage its repute with a view to win elections. They intentionally indulge in targeting ISI so as to create hatred against Pakistan and its primary security agency, ISI.
Although the people of Bandladesh are facing poverty due to the flawed polices of the PM Hasina Wajid, yet politically, they are matured to understand the manipulation by her party’s politicians who are playing in the hands of New Delhi.
Nonetheless, Pakistan’s media must assert upon Bangladesh’s writers and analysts to maintain their sense of proportion and stop propagating against Islamabad and ISI, especially when fresh elections in that country are likely to be held in the near future. Pakistan respects the sovereignty of Bangladesh by expecting the same from it. While exposing the Awami League’s connections with India, our media and politicians must condemn slanderous expressions against Pakistan’s ISI.
Returning to our main discussion, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lacks political vision and competence to address the real concerns of the poor masses of Bangladesh, as her only priority is to soothe Indians by showing Pakistan in bad light. The inefficiency and corrupt practices of her party’s leaders are known to everybody both inland and abroad. Consequently, they have hardly any chance to be re-elected and hence, have started propagating against ISI.
Sajjad Shaukat writes on international affairs and is author of the book: US vs Islamic Militants, Invisible Balance of Power: Dangerous Shift in International Relations
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