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    1. telephonecompany on

      SS: This editorial, in Sri Lanka Guardian‘s December 16, 2024 issue, critically examines India’s waning regional influence on the anniversary of Bangladesh’s liberation, a moment historically celebrated as a triumph of democracy and justice. While commemorating its pivotal role in creating Bangladesh, India faces a stark reality: its dominance in South Asia is crumbling. The ousting of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, replaced by a U.S.-aligned government under Professor Yunus, underscores this shift, as does Bangladesh’s alleged surveillance of Indian territory using drones.

      Across South Asia, from Sri Lanka to Nepal, neighbors are pivoting toward global powers like China and the U.S., undermining India’s vision of regional hegemony. The editorial warns that India’s reliance on historical victories and military might has left it vulnerable in a region increasingly defined by covert hybrid warfare and shifting alliances. Without decisive adaptation, India risks becoming irrelevant in an emerging multipolar South Asia, with its legacy reduced to a relic of a bygone era.

    2. AdEmbarrassed3566 on

      Bangladesh is turning into a more islamist state which will naturally have friction with India.

      Meanwhile India is regaining it’s influence over sri Lanka and the Maldives.

      Among its neighbors (other than china), India is by far the most stable nation in south Asia.

      Idk why there’s so many articles here trying to suggest India is some waning power that’s leaning into a totalitarian axis power…it’s actually leaning into better relationships with western countries while growing as a power… That’s true locally (in south Asia) and internationally ( with countries such as the US France etc)

    3. Suspicious_Loads on

      Will Bangladesh and Pakistan become close allies supported by China?

    4. Old-Machine-8000 on

      Bangladesh economy is spiraling into the dumps.

      Sri Lanka’s economy already spiraled into the dumps.

      Pakistan and Nepal’s economies have been in the dumps for ages.

      India is fine. If its about influence, then Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal entering a collision course with each other whilst on the puppet strings of China/the US, is nothing but a win for India. That means they’ll be forced to focus on each other, rather then India. All India needs to do is fortify the borders with all of them and be more aggressive on enforcing those borders. Make the Bangladesh-India/Nepal-India border more like the that of Pakistan-India. All India needs to do is draw these states into the illusion that they need to compete with India militarily. They’ll overspend in their military and get get a anchor tied down to them whilst India outpaces them in the metrics that matter: GDP. This exact same thing happened with Pakistan, and today the Pakistan Army is locked in a war with its own army. Same will/should happen to Bangladesh. Eventually they’ll be locked in a perpetual fight with his own people, just like Pakistan.

      Also, these states do not matter to India, its actively fostering ties with Afghanistan and Iran in real time. It has already gained the support of the gulf states like UAE as well. Also, no all these states, even combined aren’t coming close to changing the regional order of South Asia. Lol.

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