India’s eastern security architecture and regional border diplomacy have suffered what News18 described as a significant strategic setback after Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman-led government reportedly decided to hand the Mongla Port development project to China, replacing an assignment that had originally been allocated to India in 2015. According to the News18 report, the strategically important port will now be developed by China’s state-owned Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCCC), a move that could reduce New Delhi’s influence in the Bay of Bengal and signal a sharp deterioration in India-Bangladesh ties. The report said the decision has raised concerns within India’s security establishment…
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