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

India Republic Day -- From a record 10 Chief Visitors for the Republic Day Ornement in 2018 to non-e in 2021 is as very much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the pack approach to foreign policy.

Coming from a record 10 Chief Visitors for the Republic Day Ornement in 2018 to non-e in 2021 is as very much a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the pack approach to foreign policy seeing that his blind spots although zeroing in on an remarkable foreign dignitary.

Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh would have been the perfect Republic Day Chief Guest this current year for umpteen reasons but it obviously didnt occur to Modi to single her out and about for the honour. I shudder to even speculate whether a visionary and statesman just like Modi is blinded by her religion or gender or both to pass the girl up?

Instead of inviting British isles PM Boris Johnson who also ultimately chickened out Hasina should have been Modis auto choice this year as it is the actual 50th anniversary of the labor and birth of Bangladesh in 1971 along with the 50th year of the business of diplomatic relations in between New Delhi and Dhaka. Indias role in the development of Bangladesh by smashing the Pakistani army is actually well known. I have brought it up only to underline our stakes in Bangladesh. Moreover Hasina has been Indias steadfast and unwavering ally in South Asia who has even crossed swords with Pakistan in Indias behalf. Her real commitment to New Delhi is a proven and identified fact. My friends in the Outside Affairs Ministry and the security and safety establishment tell me that that a person of the biggest priorities of our foreign policy is to make sure Hasina somehow remains the actual PM of Bangladesh which will proves how invested we have been in her.

Modi seems to have a strange fixation for Very first World leaders. Last year they pulled out all stops to seize Donald Trump as the Fundamental Guest to show his household constituency that whether it is Barrack Obama or Trump not any US President can say no to Modi. But Overcome was too frightened by pollution levels in Delhi or simply too bored with Modi to accept the invitation which will resulted in an eleventh hr invite to the obnoxious and repulsive Jair Bolsonaro involving Brazil. In a sense Modi got the last laugh though. He or she lured Trump to Ahmedabad and Delhi in March 2020 with the promise associated with Gujarati votes in the US elections! This time Modi eyed the actual dishevelled Johnson who is by the way also hard of ability to hear. It was a done cope until it suddenly fell through so close to January 28 that finding another Fundamental Guest on the rebound ended up being well and truly not possible leaving Modi stranded.

Hasina has done so much for Indian that Modi keeps spending Bangladesh compliment after enhance. He recently described the actual phase of bilateral contact as the golden era associated with India-Bangladesh ties. Modi absolutely doesnt talk out of their hat. He means what he says. During a 90-minute long Virtual Summit with Hasina on December 17 2020 he said: Bangladesh is a major pillar associated with Indias Neighbourhood First policy. 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 these kinds of cordial exchanges. But I got most touched by what Hasina said during a World Monetary Forum meeting in 2018 in Dalian. Our contact with India are organic and natural. It cannot be measured by a few billion dollars associated with trade. India and Bangladesh shed blood together for your creation of my nation.

In Octobe r 2020 India posted a new Excessive Commissioner Bikram Doraiswami who also drove to Dhaka rather than flying there. While visiting the Awami League headquarters in December 23 2020 Doraiswami according to a report in Ittefaq a leading Bangladeshi newspaper stated that if the Awami League isnt there Indian will be friendless in Bangladesh. If thats indeed accurate doesnt Awami League supremo Hasina - who has supposed Modi to Dhaka as being the Chief Guest on the event of the 50th anniversary associated with Bangladeshs independence in Mar 2021 - deserve to be the Chief Guest at our Republic Day?

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