India’s New Foreign Policy Vision towards Bangladesh

Abstract

Maintaining good relations with neighbours is the first priority for any country. India has close historical, religious, economic, ethnic and linguistic relationship with all neighbouring states. Moreover, India’s emergence as a regional power and a key global power depends largely on her image and standing in the South Asia neighbourhood.  India’s relations with its immediate neighbours have been a mixed bag. India’s relations with Bangladesh are multi-dimensional-ideological, cultural, ethnic, political and also economic. An extreme sense of distrust, insecurity and perceived domination by India has shaped Bangladesh’s foreign policy in recent years. In the light of the new political climate in Bangladesh (January 2014) and the forthcoming Parliament in India (May 2014).Who will bell the cat? It is expected that both the countries (India and Bangladesh) is looking forward to resolving some of the key bilateral contentions.

Keywords: - South Asia, Indian Hegemony, India -Bangladesh relations, India’s Neighbourhood Foreign Policy.