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Transformation: Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties book cover

1st Edition

Transformation: Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties

By Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty Copyright 2025
270 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book explores India-Bangladesh bilateral ties over the past fifty years, tracing Bengal's history, the Partition, and the birth of Bangladesh. It examines Bangladesh’s domestic challenges, including political turmoil after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, military interventions, the secularism–theocracy conflict, the Chakma revolt and insurgency, communal tensions, and the... Read more

Preface

Introduction

1. Partition: First Step Towards Bangladesh

2. East Pakistan: Rise of Bengali Nationalism

3. Emergence of Bangladesh

4. Early Years: Domestic Politics and Bilateral Ties

5. The Chakma Rebellion: Bangladesh’s Lingering Insurgency

6. Religion and Politics

7. Post-Mujib Bilateral Ties: 1975-2006

8. Bilateral Ties: Transformation 1.0

9. Transformation 2.0

10. Economy, Trade and Economic Ties

11. Vexed Issues: Bilateral Challenges

12. Conclusion

Selected Bibliography

Index

Biography

Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977 and served in key diplomatic roles across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Pakistan, Israel, Bangladesh, and Thailand. He has also served at the Ministry of External Affairs, India as Chief of Protocol.

A former President of the Association of Indian Diplomats, he is a prolific writer, having authored over 170 articles, book reviews, and chapters on international relations and India’s foreign policy and diplomacy.

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