Nepal, Jan. 4 -- Recent events in Bangladesh have once again exposed the fragility of the country following the 2024 ouster of the Awami League (AL) government. The ongoing mass protests and the ensuing disorder were triggered by the shooting of the popular student leader Osman Hadi outside a mosque. His eventual death at a Singapore hospital brought thousands to the streets in a recap of the 2024 student-led revolution.

The protest was not only about the loss of a popular leader; there was a significant amount of anger directed at India. Rumours had spread that Hadi's killing had been ordered by India or carried out by remnants of the AL at India's behest. The killers were said to have escaped back into India. The source for these claim...