India, Nov. 21 -- The death penalty handed down by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunals (ICT) to the ousted Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina, who is in India, for perpetrating crimes against humanity, has kicked up a storm. Ironically, Hasina revived the ICT in 2010, allowing in absentia trials, which the Mohammad Yunus regime weaponised against her. While Hasina's sympathisers have denounced the verdict, calling the entire process reminiscent of a kangaroo court, the ruling has left India in a diplomatic predicament. It has revived the debate on Hasina's extradition from India to Bangladesh.

The propensity to bring politics into discussions about Sheikh Hasina is inescapable. However, the problem arises when foreign policy comme...