After Losing In Maldives & Sri Lanka, China Using Bangladesh Against India? Delhi Gameplan Explained

In this episode of Point Blank, Hindustan Times’ Executive Editor decodes how India has reacted to Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus’ controversial remarks leveraging the isolation of India’s landlocked northeastern states while seeking Chinese investments. Notably, India has ended a nearly five-year-old arrangement for the trans-shipment of Bangladeshi export cargo to third countries via Indian airports and ports against the backdrop of increasingly strained relations between the two countries. The External Affairs Ministry on April 9 cited congestion at Indian airports and ports as the reason for the move. “This was a facility that was extended to Bangladesh in 2020. The trans-shipment facility extended to Bangladesh had, over a period of time, resulted in significant congestion at our airports and ports,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a weekly media briefing. Watch for more details.