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Revisiting The Washington Consensus in South Asia
For most of the three decades after the end of the Cold War, economic “experts” and governments across large parts of the non-western world preached the gospel of the “Washington Consensus,” a set of social and economic policies centering the…
Political and Economic Controversies Surround Bangladesh’s IMF Loan
Rumors that Dhaka was seeking a $4.5 billion loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) first surfaced in June 2022. The government of Bangladesh, under the control of the Awami League, initially dismissed the news. At the same time, the opposition claimed that the IMF would…
Revival of Bay of Bengal: Bhutan and Bangladesh Agree on Sea Port Access
Bhutan and Bangladesh have historically enjoyed friendly relations, driven by shared national interests and trade ties. While Thimphu views the partnership as strategically important for its access to the sea, Dhaka values Bhutan as an important trade partner. To carry…
Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook: Has Dhaka ‘Tilted Towards the West’?
Analysts have increasingly touted the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region, calling the 21st century a maritime century and the 'Indo-Pacific era.' Devising Indo-Pacific strategies has become a standard policy practice, first introduced by the United States and later by its allies and…
India Should Facilitate the Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees from Bangladesh
On 22 March 2023, the Myanmar government announced that it would start repatriating 1,140 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh starting from mid-April. The pilot repatriation program took off owing to mediation efforts by China, Asia’s rising power that maintains close ties…
Bangladesh in 2022: A Year of Reckoning
The global geopolitical emphasis on the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the Indo-Pacific has led to a renewed interest in regional countries. Bangladesh is no exception, particularly after the 2013 and 2014 UN verdicts granted the state unfettered access to…