SS: With hundreds of protesters dead and innumerable others injured in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government is in big trouble. Having won the general election only months ago, Hasina now stares at a popular uprising against her. She may have been successful in curbing the protests this time, but the leader of the Awami League will not be as lucky every time trouble strikes Bangladesh.
While the merits and flaws of the protests can be debated, what is abundantly clear is that Sheikh Hasina is nearing the end of her political career. Eventually, she will be out of power. That should send alarm bells ringing in New Delhi and trigger the formulation of appropriate plans and strategies to deal with Bangladesh in a post-Sheikh Hasina scenario.
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SS: With hundreds of protesters dead and innumerable others injured in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government is in big trouble. Having won the general election only months ago, Hasina now stares at a popular uprising against her. She may have been successful in curbing the protests this time, but the leader of the Awami League will not be as lucky every time trouble strikes Bangladesh.
While the merits and flaws of the protests can be debated, what is abundantly clear is that Sheikh Hasina is nearing the end of her political career. Eventually, she will be out of power. That should send alarm bells ringing in New Delhi and trigger the formulation of appropriate plans and strategies to deal with Bangladesh in a post-Sheikh Hasina scenario.