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Bangladesh-India Political Relations
The Bangladesh-India political relationship draws from their once shared histories. As part of the larger Indian sub-continent, Bangladesh-India relations are not viewed separately until 1947 with the partition of India. Pursuant to this, Bangladesh-India shared a common political history that separates only because of the high concentration of Muslim citizens in East Bengal. The history of their political relations under the separate Bangladesh-India nations naturally begins with the Bangladesh liberation in 1971. Bangladesh-India political relations have remained civil, especially when the secular Awami League controls Bangladesh, but some points of contention have risen in the last 40 years. After the partition of India, the Muslim nation of Pakistan–comprised of East Bengal (later East Pakistan) and Pakistan–began to split over several political issues. The formation of benevolent Bangladesh-India relations started with the pronouncement that East Pakistan would become a sovereign Bangladesh. India supported their liberation, sending troops and supplies to aid in their efforts. Bangladesh became an independent nation in 1972 and a Bangladesh-India political agreement was signed. Following the liberation, Bangladesh-India relations centered around their shared political beliefs and an Indian pledge to not meddle with the internal affairs of the now independent Bangladesh. The leaders of Bangladesh and India, … Continue reading
Political Issues in South Asia
The political issues of South Asia are interesting and often convoluted. The most important feature of the several nation-states that now exist in South Asia, is that they are mostly new as sovereign nations but contain some of the richest histories in the world. India, for example, never actually existed as a constant nation, but rather, as a system of boundary lines that shifted with its leaders on a regular basis. Most of South Asia became targeted by the British Crown by the early 17th century and as their influence grew so did their level of involvement in everyday life. After World War II British resources could no longer handle the expense of South Asia, a subsidiary half-way around the world, and granted an Indian independence. The partition immediately followed most likely caused by British insensitivity, and forever split South Asia along religious lines. Regardless of their shared history, the relationship between Pakistan and India is forever plagued since the 1947 partition. As a result of the partition, the Indian sub-continent split, causing mass killings between Muslims and Hindus. Political issues have not subsided in recent years as military build-ups near their shared border have become a common event. Since … Continue reading