28)Sheikh Hasina the right choice as primary guest to the Republic Day but trust the PMO to miss the obvious

India Republic Day -- From a record 10 Chief Guests for the Republic Day Parade in 2018 to non-e in 2021 is as significantly a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the container approach to foreign policy.

From your record 10 Chief Guests for the Republic Day Parade in 2018 to non-e in 2021 is as significantly a reflection on Prime Minister Narendra Modis out of the container approach to foreign policy because his blind spots although zeroing in on an astonishing foreign dignitary.

Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh would have been the perfect Republic Day Chief Guest this current year for umpteen reasons but it obviously didnt occur to Modi to single her away for the honour. I shiver to even speculate if the visionary and statesman just like Modi is blinded by means of her religion or sex or both to pass the woman up?

Instead of inviting British isles PM Boris Johnson who have ultimately chickened out Hasina should have been Modis programmed choice this year as it is the actual 50th anniversary of the birth and labor of Bangladesh in 1971 as well as the 50th year of the business of diplomatic relations in between New Delhi and Dhaka. Indias role in the development of Bangladesh by killer the Pakistani army is obviously well known. I have brought upward only to underline our blind levels in Bangladesh. Moreover Hasina has been Indias steadfast and unwavering ally in Sth Asia who has even surpassed swords with Pakistan in Indias behalf. Her genuine commitment to New Delhi is a proven and identified fact. My friends in the Additional Affairs Ministry and the safety measures establishment tell me that that particular of the biggest priorities in our foreign policy is to make sure that Hasina somehow remains the actual PM of Bangladesh which will proves how invested we have been in her.

Modi has a strange fixation for Initial World leaders. Last year they pulled out all stops to grab Donald Trump as the Chief Guest to show his home-based constituency that whether it is Barrack Obama or Trump absolutely no US President can say no to Modi. But Trump was too frightened by means of pollution levels in Delhi or simply too bored with Modi to accept the invitation which will resulted in an eleventh hr invite to the obnoxious and repulsive Jair Bolsonaro associated with Brazil. In a sense Modi experienced the last laugh though. They lured Trump to Ahmedabad and Delhi in Feb . 2020 with the promise regarding Gujarati votes in the US elections! This time Modi eyed the actual dishevelled Johnson who is incidentally also hard of ability to hear. It was a done deal until it suddenly fell by means of so close to January 26 that finding another Chief Guest on the rebound had been well and truly impossible leaving Modi stranded.

Hasina has done so much for India that Modi keeps paying Bangladesh compliment after supplement. He recently described the present phase of bilateral relationships as the golden era regarding India-Bangladesh ties. Modi absolutely doesnt talk out of his / her hat. He means what he says. During a 90-minute long Virtual Summit with Hasina on December 17 2020 he said: Bangladesh is a major pillar regarding Indias Neighbourhood First plan. From the very first day as EVENING strengthening and development of relationships with Ban gladesh has been a unique priority for me. Hasina immediately reciprocated by calling India Bangladeshs true friend.

There are far too many instances of such cordial exchanges. But I became most touched by what Hasina said during a World Monetary Forum meeting in 2018 in Dalian. Our relationships with India are natural. It cannot be measured by the few billion dollars regarding trade. India and Bangladesh shed blood together for any creation of my region.

In Octobe r 2020 India posted a new Substantial Commissioner Bikram Doraiswami who have drove to Dhaka instead of flying there. While browsing Awami League headquarters in December 23 2020 Doraiswami according to a report in Ittefaq a leading Bangladeshi newspaper said that if the Awami League isnt there India will be friendless in Bangladesh. If thats indeed true doesnt Awami League supremo Hasina - who has invited Modi to Dhaka as the Chief Guest on the celebration of the 50th anniversary regarding Bangladeshs independence in March 2021 - deserve to be the Chief Guest at all of our Republic Day?

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