Bangladesh, Oct. 10 -- For decades, Indians and Indian media were competing in undermining the capabilities of Bangladesh by showing us as "poor", "hunger-stricken" etc. But those days are gone and things were possibly just because of magnanimous and dedicated leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Now the Indian media are projecting Bangladesh as "economic lessons for India".

Truly, Indian policymakers now need to learn from our Prime Minister how she has been successful in turning an under-developed Bangladesh into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Currently, our GDP is above 8 per cent while per capita income in US$ 2,000 and by 2030, we are expected to leave India's economic growth far behind that of ours. While...