Dhaka, June 11 -- Bangladesh is in a spot of bother with the only country that matters to it as far as keeping itself going with some degree of leg space in the region. It's not that China is our undiluted friend, no one is. But having China on our side is a great help.

It's not just that China is our biggest trade partner but also our largest friend given regional pushing and shoving. But the recent vaccine interaction shows that perhaps we need to look at how to deal with our critical senior friends when we don't call the shots. Since we don't call any of the shots, it's time to improve capacity in building a life as a junior partner and making it work better. The corona vaccine fracas with China is just an indicator.

Why the vaccine ...