Bangladesh is a key pillar of India's Neighborhood First policy, but recent developments on both sides threaten to disrupt the 'Sonali Adhyay' in bilateral relations. Analyze.

Key Pillar of India's Neighbourhood First Policy

(1) India shared a good relation and cordial friendship with Bangladesh under Sheikh Hasina.

(2) Solving issue of North-East insurgency via collaboration with Bangladesh to ensure that no outfits operate from Bangladesh's soil.

(3) Providing access to Indian markets via Petrapole's land border.

(4) BIMSTEC with cooperation of Bay of Bengal littoral countries with India as net security provider.

(5) Access to India's northeast which is landlocked.

However, the toppling of Sheikh Hasina regime in 2024 and followed communal violence has diluted the warmth of India-Bangladesh relation.

(1) Bangladesh under Md. Yunus is getting closer to China.

(2) Chittagong and Mongla Port under Chinese Pearl of String policy to circle India.

(3) Proxy wars in northeast via destabilisation through insurgent groups.

(4) Dilution of military partnership Eg. Exercise Sampriti.

(5) Threat to minority Hindu community in Bangladesh can weaken people to people ties.