‘Pak-Bangladesh ties deliberately strained by external forces, particularly India’
Islamabad: Pakistan and Bangladesh share deep historical, cultural, and religious ties that were deliberately strained by external forces, particularly India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, India’s 1971 intervention was a calculated geo-political move, orchestrated through Indian spy agency, RAW, to dismantle Pakistan—not just a military action.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman initially sought autonomy, not separation, but India manipulated the movement to serve its own strategic interests.
Mukti Bahini, trained and armed by India with direct RAW involvement, played a key role in the conflict—something Indian officials later admitted.
Mujibur Rahman’s assassination in 1975 marked Bangladesh’s shift away from Indian influence, which was later restored under Hasina Wajid.
Hasina Wajid’s government has enabled excessive Indian interference, from economic control to border security, undermining Bangladesh’s sovereignty.
India’s dominance over Bangladesh’s water resources, including the Farakka Barrage, has caused severe environmental and agricultural crisis.
Bangladeshi public sentiment is increasingly anti-India, with over 60 percent opposing Indian influence in their internal affairs.
Bangladesh’s growing ties with China and Turkey, along with its military diversifying defense partnerships, are reducing Indian dominance.
Despite India’s efforts to prevent it, Pakistan and Bangladesh are gradually reconnecting through trade and diplomacy, rekindling their brotherhood.
