Ties began unraveling after the 2024 overthrow of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s oppressive leader who had strong support from New Delhi. Bangladesh reciprocated by pausing visaoperations for Indians after its mission in New Delhi faced tense protests from right-wing Hindu groups. India long held a favored status in Bangladesh since it helped it in the war of independence in 1971, when Bangladesh split from Pakistan. New Delhi has a troubled past with the B.N.P., which has fiercely rivaled Ms. Hasina fordecades. A second Bangladeshi political force, the conservative Jamaat-e-Islami party, is a trickier one to navigate for New Delhi.

Source: The Patriot January 13, 2026 00:39 UTC