Jajati K Pattnaik & Chandan K Panda
Frankenstein is a failed scientific experiment. It disobeys the master. China and the US have experimented with Bangladesh. They create a Frankenstein, destabilising the status quo. India is their primary target. It does not align with either of them because of the chequered history it shares with them.
The Sino-Indian War of 1962, China’s hegemonic instincts, territorial appetite, and unreliability, and the US' pro-Pakistan proclivities and diplomatic ambiguity are not dusted in history for India. It is pretty fresh in its memory. To forget history is to repeat its mistakes. It is difficult for India to cling to either of them. It does trade and do business with them with remarkable commitment, but to belong to either of the camps will not be its conscious decision.
India is a civilisational state. It has an identity of its own and a global stature as a leader of the Global South. It believes in the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family) that emphasises mutual cooperation, shared responsibility, and a better future without exercising hegemony. It does not wish to be anyone's B team or an affiliate. This resolve and courage send no good signal to the two competing powers of the Indo-Pacific geopolitical space. Therefore, they foist Bangladesh on India.
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