Bangladesh Crisis : India Has Only One Real Option | The News lens |

Описание: This video from " The News Lens " challenges India’s traditional foreign-policy mindset and argues that continuing with old assumptions is proving costly, especially in the case of Bangladesh and the safety of Hindus.
The video begins by questioning the long-held belief of traditional experts that constant dialogue, trade, cultural exchange, cinema, and cricket automatically lead to regional peace and development. India has operated under the assumption that stable neighbours are always beneficial, and that engagement will gradually soften hostility. According to the video, India has followed this approach for nearly 75 years with Pakistan, yet the results have been negative. Despite trade, cultural links, and people-to-people contact, Pakistan’s hostility and persecution of minorities never stopped. Hindi cinema and cricket diplomacy are cited as symbols of this misplaced optimism.
The same pattern of incidents is now visible in Bangladesh. New stories and narratives are created repeatedly, but the end result remains unchanged, regardless of which government is in power there. The video recalls 1971 as a critical mistake in mindset: India interpreted weakness as genuineness, provided large-scale support and refuge, but over time Hindus again faced violence, forced conversions, and discrimination. The old assumption—“things may worsen if we become hard”—continues today, for example by normalising relations through cricket leagues like the IPL.
The video stresses that a change or modification in mindset is must. It makes a sharp distinction between social service and foreign policy, arguing that humanitarian acts—such as sending food grains—are personal or moral actions, not strategic tools. In countries driven by religious fanaticism, social welfare gestures do not change behaviour and should not define state policy.
As an “ultimate solution,” the video draws a parallel with India’s decisive action in 1971, arguing that only strong measures bring lasting outcomes. It controversially suggests that regions such as Rangpur, Rajshahi, and Khulna divisions should be separated from Bangladesh, based on demographic and security logic. It also raises concerns about Bangladesh’s repeated threats toward India’s Siliguri Corridor (Chicken Neck), comparing the situation to the Russia–Ukraine dynamic—hostile intent without equivalent capability.
The CAA law is described as incomplete: it brings people, not land or long-term security. The video debates whether a separate Hindu nation or integration with India is needed, while rejecting models like a Nepal-style communist democracy. It emphasizes that if India wants to act like a major power, its attitude must resemble that of the US or China, which do not tolerate repeated threats.
Until any ultimate resolution, the video proposes interim steps:
• raising specific cases at the UN,
• adopting a stick-and-carrot policy by linking agreements like the Ganga Water Treaty to minority rights,
• enforcing minority protection SOPs with third-party audits,
• pausing treaties upon violations,
• imposing visa bans on perpetrators, and
• leveraging projects like the Kaladan Transit System to create jobs and economic opportunities linked indirectly to violence-affected minorities.
The conclusion calls for a dedicated team to strengthen Bangladesh’s minorities economically and physically, so that India’s concern for Hindus is reflected not just in words, but in visible strategic action.
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