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

India Republic Day -- From a record 10 Chief Friends for the Republic Day Parade in 2018 to none in 2021 is as much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the pack approach to foreign policy.

From a record 10 Chief Friends for the Republic Day Parade in 2018 to none in 2021 is as much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the pack approach to foreign policy while his blind spots when zeroing in on an extraordinary foreign dignitary.

Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh would have been the perfect Republic Day Chief Guest this year for umpteen reasons however it obviously didnt occur to Modi to single her available for the honour. I shudder to even speculate if the visionary and statesman such as Modi is blinded by simply her religion or sexual category or both to pass your girlfriend up?

Instead of inviting British PM Boris Johnson who have ultimately chickened out Hasina should have been Modis intelligent choice this year as it is the 50th anniversary of the labor and birth of Bangladesh in 1971 along with the 50th year of the institution of diplomatic relations involving New Delhi and Dhaka. Indias role in the generation of Bangladesh by killer the Pakistani army is obviously well known. I have brought it up only to underline our levels in Bangladesh. Moreover Hasina has been Indias steadfast in addition to unwavering ally in Southern region Asia who has even crossed swords with Pakistan upon Indias behalf. Her genuine commitment to New Delhi is a proven and perceived fact. My friends in the External Affairs Ministry and the protection establishment tell me that that particular of the biggest priorities of our own foreign policy is to be sure that Hasina somehow remains the PM of Bangladesh which often proves how invested we live in her.

Modi seems to have a strange fixation for Initial World leaders. Last year he pulled out all stops to grab Donald Trump as the Chief Guest to show his household constituency that whether it is Barrack Obama or Trump no US President can say no to Modi. But Trump was too frightened by simply pollution levels in Delhi or simply too bored with Modi to accept the invitation which often resulted in an eleventh hr invite to the obnoxious in addition to repulsive Jair Bolsonaro involving Brazil. In a sense Modi acquired the last laugh though. This individual lured Trump to Ahmedabad and Delhi in Feb . 2020 with the promise of Gujarati votes in the US elections! This time Modi eyed the dishevelled Johnson who is as an aside also hard of hearing. It was a done bargain until it suddenly fell by so close to January dua puluh enam that finding another Chief Guest on the rebound has been well and truly extremely hard leaving Modi stranded.

Hasina has done so much for Indian that Modi keeps having to pay Bangladesh compliment after go with. He recently described the actual phase of bilateral contact as the golden era of India-Bangladesh ties. Modi certainly doesnt talk out of his hat. He means exactly what he says. During a 90-minute long Virtual Summit along with Hasina on December 18 2020 he said: Bangladesh is a major pillar of Indias Neighbourhood First coverage. From the very first day as PM strengthening and development of contact with Ban gladesh has been a special priority for me. Hasina immediately reciprocated by dialling India Bangladeshs true friend.

There are far too many instances of such cordial exchanges. But I had been most touched by what Hasina said during a World Economic Forum meeting in 2018 in Dalian. Our contact with India are natural and organic. It cannot be measured by the few billion dollars of trade. India and Bangladesh shed blood together for the creation of my land.

In Octobe r 2020 India posted a new Substantial Commissioner Bikram Doraiswami who have drove to Dhaka in place of flying there. While visiting the Awami League headquarters upon December 23 2020 Doraiswami according to a report in Ittefaq a leading Bangladeshi newspaper remarked that if the Awami League isnt there Indian will be friendless in Bangladesh. If thats indeed real doesnt Awami League superior Hasina - who has supposed Modi to Dhaka for the reason that Chief Guest on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bangladeshs independence in Mar 2021 - deserve to be the Chief Guest at each of our Republic Day?

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