24)Sheikh Hasina the right choice as chief guest to the Republic Morning but trust the PMO to miss the obvious

India Republic Day -- Originating from a record 10 Chief Visitors for the Republic Day Celebration in 2018 to non-e in 2021 is as very much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the field approach to foreign policy.

Originating from a record 10 Chief Visitors for the Republic Day Celebration in 2018 to non-e in 2021 is as very much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the field approach to foreign policy as his blind spots although zeroing in on an astonishing foreign dignitary.

Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh would have been the perfect Republic Day Chief Guest this year for umpteen reasons but it really obviously didnt occur to Modi to single her available for the honour. I shudder to even speculate whether a visionary and statesman similar to Modi is blinded through her religion or male or female or both to pass your girlfriend up?

Instead of inviting Uk PM Boris Johnson who all ultimately chickened out Hasina should have been Modis auto choice this year as it is often the 50th anniversary of the delivery of Bangladesh in 1971 along with the 50th year of the organization of diplomatic relations concerning New Delhi and Dhaka. Indias role in the development of Bangladesh by mashing the Pakistani army is too well known. I have brought up only to underline our levels in Bangladesh. Moreover Hasina has been Indias steadfast in addition to unwavering ally in To the south Asia who has even intersected swords with Pakistan about Indias behalf. Her real commitment to New Delhi is a proven and recognized fact. My friends in the Outer Affairs Ministry and the security and safety establishment tell me that that you of the biggest priorities of our foreign policy is to make sure Hasina somehow remains often the PM of Bangladesh which usually proves how invested we live in her.

Modi has a strange fixation for 1st World leaders. Last year he or she pulled out all stops to grab Donald Trump as the Fundamental Guest to show his home constituency that whether it is Barrack Obama or Trump zero US President can say no to Modi. But Trump was too frightened through pollution levels in Delhi or simply too bored with Modi to accept the invitation which usually resulted in an eleventh hours invite to the obnoxious in addition to repulsive Jair Bolsonaro involving Brazil. In a sense Modi got the last laugh though. He or she lured Trump to Ahmedabad and Delhi in Feb 2020 with the promise involving Gujarati votes in the US elections! This time Modi eyed often the dishevelled Johnson who is in addition also hard of experiencing. It was a done package until it suddenly fell by way of so close to January 26 that finding another Fundamental Guest on the rebound ended up being well and truly extremely hard leaving Modi stranded.

Hasina has done so much for The indian subcontinent that Modi keeps paying out Bangladesh compliment after accompany. He recently described the current phase of bilateral contact as the golden era involving India-Bangladesh ties. Modi absolutely doesnt talk out of his hat. He means what he says. During a 90-minute long Virtual Summit having Hasina on December seventeen 2020 he said: Bangladesh is a major pillar involving Indias Neighbourhood First coverage. From the very first day as EVENING strengthening and development of contact with Ban gladesh has been a exclusive priority for me. Hasina immediately reciprocated by dialling India Bangladeshs true friend.

There are far too many instances of these cordial exchanges. But I became most touched by what Hasina said during a World Financial Forum meeting in 2018 in Dalian. Our contact with India are organic. It cannot be measured by way of a few billion dollars involving trade. India and Bangladesh shed blood together for your creation of my country.

In Octobe r 2020 India posted a new Excessive Commissioner Bikram Doraiswami who all drove to Dhaka rather than flying there. While visiting the Awami League headquarters about December 23 2020 Doraiswami according to a report in Ittefaq a leading Bangladeshi newspaper remarked that if the Awami League isnt there The indian subcontinent will be friendless in Bangladesh. If thats indeed real doesnt Awami League extraordinario Hasina - who has invited Modi to Dhaka since the Chief Guest on the event of the 50th anniversary involving Bangladeshs independence in March 2021 - deserve as a Chief Guest at all of our Republic Day?

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