It is rather strange, albeit not inexplicable, that it’s not Bangladesh but India that is highly eager to a sign a long-term defense pact with Bangladesh. But the million dollar question is, a defense pact against whom? We have two neighbours — India and Myanmar — and only time will tell if we have to expect threats from them. Here may we not forget that today’s India is not the India of Indira Gandhi which helped us in our liberation war. We may be a small nation but we are brave enough to defend our motherland without the so-called defense pact with India.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 09, 2017 13:30 UTC