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

India Republic Day -- Coming from a record 10 Chief Visitors for the Republic Day Attend in 2018 to none in 2021 is as very much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the package approach to foreign policy.

From your record 10 Chief Visitors for the Republic Day Attend in 2018 to none in 2021 is as very much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the package approach to foreign policy since his blind spots while zeroing in on an remarkable foreign dignitary.

Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh would have been the perfect Republic Day Chief Guest the 2010 season for umpteen reasons however it obviously didnt occur to Modi to single her available for the honour. I shiver to even speculate whether a visionary and statesman similar to Modi is blinded by simply her religion or sexual category or both to pass her up?

Instead of inviting United kingdom PM Boris Johnson who ultimately chickened out Hasina should have been Modis automated choice this year as it is typically the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Bangladesh in 1971 as well as the 50th year of the institution of diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Dhaka. Indias role in the creation of Bangladesh by smashing the Pakistani army is obviously well known. I have brought up only to underline our pegs in Bangladesh. Moreover Hasina has been Indias steadfast along with unwavering ally in Southern Asia who has even crossed swords with Pakistan upon Indias behalf. Her genuine commitment to New Delhi is a proven and recognized fact. My friends in the Exterior Affairs Ministry and the protection establishment tell me that that certain of the biggest priorities in our foreign policy is to be sure that Hasina somehow remains typically the PM of Bangladesh that proves how invested we live in her.

Modi has a strange fixation for First World leaders. Last year he pulled out all stops to seize Donald Trump as the Main Guest to show his local constituency that whether it is Barrack Obama or Trump absolutely 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 that resulted in an eleventh hr invite to the obnoxious along with repulsive Jair Bolsonaro associated with Brazil. In a sense Modi experienced the last laugh though. He or she lured Trump to Ahmedabad and Delhi in Feb 2020 with the promise connected with Gujarati votes in the US elections! This time Modi eyed typically the dishevelled Johnson who is as an aside also hard of reading. It was a done package until it suddenly fell through so close to January 26 that finding another Main Guest on the rebound has been well and truly impossible leaving Modi stranded.

Hasina has done so much for Indian that Modi keeps paying Bangladesh compliment after accompany. He recently described the actual phase of bilateral interaction as the golden era connected with India-Bangladesh ties. Modi surely doesnt talk out of his hat. He means what exactly he says. During a 90-minute long Virtual Summit using Hasina on December teen 2020 he said: Bangladesh is a major pillar connected with Indias Neighbourhood First coverage. From the very first day as PM strengthening and development of interaction with Ban gladesh has been a specific priority for me. Hasina immediately reciprocated by getting in touch with India Bangladeshs true friend.

There are far too many instances of these kinds of cordial exchanges. But I became most touched by what Hasina said during a World Economical Forum meeting in 2018 in Dalian. Our interaction with India are organic. It cannot be measured with a few billion dollars connected with trade. India and Bangladesh shed blood together to the creation of my land.

In Octobe r 2020 India posted a new Higher Commissioner Bikram Doraiswami who 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 said that if the Awami League isnt there Indian will be friendless in Bangladesh. If thats indeed real doesnt Awami League soberano Hasina - who has invited Modi to Dhaka as being the Chief Guest on the situation of the 50th anniversary connected with Bangladeshs independence in Next month 2021 - deserve as a Chief Guest at the Republic Day?

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