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Purna Lal Chakma

Sep 6, 2026, 9:38 AM

Was 2024 India’s Third Strategic Loss in Bangladesh?

India-Bangladesh relations through three strategic setbacks in 1975, 1997 and 2024, with the unfinished Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, growing Bangladesh-Pakistan relations and wider implications for Israel symbolized on a geopolitical chessboard. Created by author using AI.

India may have suffered three major strategic setbacks in Bangladesh since helping the country win independence in 1971. The first came in 1975, when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated and the political order closest to New Delhi collapsed. The...

Mansoor H. Laghari

Sep 6, 2026, 7:08 AM

Why Don’t More Muslims Speak Up?

Why Don’t More Muslims Speak Up? The Answer Is Harder Than the Question “Why don’t Muslims speak up?” I hear this question constantly, particularly from Jewish friends confronting antisemitism, Islamist extremism and the glorification of terrorist organizations. It is a legitimate question. Muslims...

Purna Lal Chakma

Sep 5, 2026, 10:10 AM

Did Pakistan Defeat India in the Chittagong Hill Tracts?

An AI-generated editorial illustration of PCJSS President Jyotirindra Bodhipriya “Santu” Larma and former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina around the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord. The open agreement, surrendered rifle, white dove and Indigenous representatives symbolize PCJSS’s choice of peace and hope for a better Bangladesh. Created by the author using AI; not a historical photograph.

In December 1997, India appeared to secure an important political success without firing a shot. The Bangladesh government and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti, or PCJSS, signed the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, ending more than two decades of...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 31, 2026, 5:43 PM

Could One Makkah Pact Clause Put All of India at Risk?

Illustration created by the author using AI: A conceptual map showing how a hypothetical Makkah Pact clause could affect India’s security map if Bangladesh joins the pact. The image is illustrative and not a claim about the confirmed terms of the agreement.

Bangladesh does not need India’s permission to join. But one unknown wartime-access rule could force New Delhi to rethink its entire eastern security map. Bangladesh’s possible entry into the Makkah Pact has become one of the most hotly debated security...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 PM

Could Bangladesh Become South Asia’s Next Ukraine?

Bangladesh is depicted inside a transparent shield associated with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, raising the central question: would the Makkah Pact provide real protection or only a political promise? (AI-assisted illustration created by the author for editorial purposes.)

The possibility of Bangladesh becoming South Asia’s next Ukraine may sound extreme, but two major security developments have made the question harder to dismiss. Dhaka is considering the Makkah Pact while preparing to buy Chinese J-10CE fighter jets. India...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 26, 2026, 12:17 PM

Why Bangladesh’s BNP May Have to Join the Makkah Pact to Survive

The BNP government faces a difficult choice over the Makkah Defence Pact, balancing domestic political pressure, India’s security concerns, Israel’s interest, and the long-standing militarization of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Created by the author for editorial purposes.

Bangladesh has been invited to join the Makkah Defence Pact formed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Dhaka has not accepted yet, but the BNP government says it is considering the invitation positively. For Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, this may...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 24, 2026, 2:24 PM

Israel-Turkey Tensions: Would Russia or America Back Erdoğan Against Israel?

Turkey stands at the center of competing strategic pressures involving Israel, Russia, NATO, Ukraine and the new Makkah defence framework. Illustration created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has tried to keep Turkey close to competing powers at the same time. Turkey remains a NATO member, maintains important relations with Russia, supports Ukraine militarily, and is expanding its influence in Syria, where...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 23, 2026, 11:03 AM

Could Bangladesh Joining the Makkah Pact Deepen Its Crisis With India?

A strategic map showing Bangladesh’s position beside India and its possible defence links with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey under the Makkah Pact. Created by the author for editorial purposes.

The Bangladesh Makkah Pact debate is becoming much more than a story about a new defence agreement. Bangladesh has not joined the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, but senior officials in Dhaka have publicly...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 22, 2026, 11:38 AM

Could an Israel-Turkey War Trigger NATO’s Article 5?

Illustration: Israel and Turkey face growing military tensions as questions emerge over NATO’s Article 5 and Turkey’s new defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Image created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, a direct Israel-Turkey war seemed too dangerous to become real. The two countries could trade accusations, downgrade relations and compete for regional influence, but an actual military confrontation between Israel and a NATO member remained a worst-case...

Aug 21, 2026, 7:10 PM

The Mecca Agreement and Europe’s New Southern Front

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Europe has spent the last four years almost entirely focused on its eastern frontier. Russia's invasion of Ukraine brought NATO back to its original purpose, increased defence expenditure across the continent and forced European governments to think seriously about...

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