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

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

From a record 10 Chief Attendees for the Republic Day March in 2018 to non-e in 2021 is as very much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the box approach to foreign policy as his blind spots even though 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 however it obviously didnt occur to Modi to single her available for the honour. I shiver to even speculate whether a visionary and statesman such as Modi is blinded by simply her religion or gender or both to pass her up?

Instead of inviting British PM Boris Johnson who else ultimately chickened out Hasina should have been Modis auto choice this year as it is typically the 50th anniversary of the birth and labor of Bangladesh in 1971 and the 50th year of the organization of diplomatic relations involving New Delhi and Dhaka. Indias role in the design of Bangladesh by smashing the Pakistani army is actually well known. I have brought it up only to underline our pegs in Bangladesh. Moreover Hasina has been Indias steadfast and also unwavering ally in Southern region Asia who has even intersected swords with Pakistan in Indias behalf. Her genuine commitment to New Delhi is a proven and identified fact. My friends in the Additional Affairs Ministry and the safety establishment tell me that that certain of the biggest priorities of our foreign policy is to ensure that Hasina somehow remains typically the PM of Bangladesh which will proves how invested i'm in her.

Modi have a strange fixation for 1st World leaders. Last year he pulled out all stops to seize Donald Trump as the Primary Guest to show his household constituency that whether it is Barrack Obama or Trump absolutely no US President can say no to Modi. But Overcome was too frightened by simply pollution levels in Delhi or simply too bored with Modi to accept the invitation which will resulted in an eleventh hours invite to the obnoxious and also repulsive Jair Bolsonaro connected with Brazil. In a sense Modi had the last laugh though. He / she lured Trump to Ahmedabad and Delhi in Feb . 2020 with the promise of Gujarati votes in the US elections! This time Modi eyed typically the dishevelled Johnson who is furthermore also hard of experiencing. It was a done deal until it suddenly fell by way of so close to January 21 that finding another Primary Guest on the rebound has been well and truly difficult leaving Modi stranded.

Hasina has done so much for India that Modi keeps forking over Bangladesh compliment after supplement. He recently described the current phase of bilateral contact as the golden era of India-Bangladesh ties. Modi surely doesnt talk out of their hat. He means exactly what he says. During a 90-minute long Virtual Summit with Hasina on December 19 2020 he said: Bangladesh is a major pillar of Indias Neighbourhood First insurance policy. From the very first day as PM HOURS strengthening and development of contact with Ban gladesh has been a particular priority for me. Hasina immediately reciprocated by phoning India Bangladeshs true friend.

There are far too many instances of this kind of cordial exchanges. But I used to be most touched by what Hasina said during a World Financial Forum meeting in 2018 in Dalian. Our contact with India are organic and natural. It cannot be measured by just a few billion dollars of trade. India and Bangladesh shed blood together for that creation of my nation.

In Octobe r 2020 India posted a new Excessive Commissioner Bikram Doraiswami who else drove to Dhaka as opposed to flying there. While visiting the Awami League headquarters in December 23 2020 Doraiswami according to a report in Ittefaq a leading Bangladeshi newspaper said that if the Awami League isnt there India will be friendless in Bangladesh. If thats indeed accurate doesnt Awami League soberano Hasina - who has invited Modi to Dhaka since the Chief Guest on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Bangladeshs independence in Drive 2021 - deserve as a Chief Guest at each of our Republic Day?

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