New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Bangladesh was created as a rejection of the political model that Pakistan represented. Its independence in 1971 affirmed that language, culture, and democratic choice could not be subordinated to religious ideology or military control. Bengali nationalism was not an abstract sentiment; it was a civilisational assertion forged through repression, neglect, and genocide.
That founding logic is now being tested again. This time, however, the danger is not emerging in isolation. It is being enabled, and in some cases quietly legitimised, by Western governments in the name of political convenience.
The political rupture of 2024, which resulted in the removal of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been widely portrayed abroa...