Abstract
Bangladesh’s relationship with India and Pakistan during the regimes of Ziaur Rahman and Ershad reflected the influence of a wide variety of stimuli, ranging from unique, catalytic events, such as Mujibur Rahman’s assassination, to pervasive, long-term effects, such as those deriving from colonial domination. In resolving the multiplicity of pressures which have impinged on Bangladeshi foreign policy, three perspectives were applied: general, regional and domestic. This approach was used to counter the considerable bias in the contemporary and secondary sources and to appraise the common view that Bangladesh’s foreign relations and the difficulties experienced in the course of pursuing those relationships were shaped largely by Bangladesh’s inherent political and economic instability. The study of Bangladesh’s most significant relationships — that is, with India and Pakistan — shows that they have a much broader and more intricate foundation than one which rests on stereotypical notions such as Bangladesh’s ‘inability to establish a stable regime’; its ‘national chauvinism’; its ‘anti-Indianism’; its ‘disruptive role’ in South Asia’s northeast; or its heavy dependency on foreign aid.1
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Jacques, K. (2000). Conclusion. In: Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333982488_9
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