CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Akter, Rumi |
|---|---|
| Title | China's Belt and Road Initiative: Impacts on Bangladesh-India Bilateral Relations |
| Summary | The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is known as the project of the century proclaimed by China in 2013. Bangladesh has been part of this Chinese initiative since 2016. In contrast, Bangladesh’s immediate neighbor, India, has not joined the BRI yet claiming it as a threat to India’s sovereignty. Bangladesh has been enjoying earnest relations with China in terms of trade and security since 2016. India had used its hard power against Bangladesh when it joined the BRI. However, some recent trends in Bangladesh–India bilateral relations have occurred regardless of Bangladesh’s membership in the BRI. This thesis aims to evaluate the recent trends in the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India, given the BRI context. This thesis seeks to analyze how Bangladesh and India have been dealing with each other after Bangladesh joined the BRI. The Recent trends in Bangladesh–India bilateral relations are explored in terms of trade, security, and the India Ocean region. This thesis finds and shows that since 2016 India has moved from hard power projection to soft power in dealing with Bangladesh. Thus, Indian policymakers are also trying to sustain warm relations with Bangladesh. Finally, this thesis recommends that the Bangladesh government should follow the policy of no inclination to a single country and the pragmatist outlook in its foreign policy formulation so that it can maintain warm relations with every country. |
| Supervisor | Large, Daniel |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/akter_rumi.pdf |
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