Zabaniyah
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All those Bangladeshi's who are up in arms about US base, US has not made any proposal like that yet it seems, and it was a RAW leak that created a fake news, just to pre-empt any such moves, as Indians do not like this move at all and are nervous about it. I have seen this mentioned in a Indian defense website from an experienced insider.
I don't know if they intentionally did it. In Indian journalism, it is rumored that people write stuff up whatever comes to their mind. Especially that Times of India (AKA ToI-let news). It's all about selling their news. Even if it is complete BS. That's one of the reasons why I never listen to Indian media news.
Although, I was surprised to see the sheer amount of negativity coming from many Indians here with even the slightest hint of a US base in Bangladesh.
But if the US was asking for a base, why we should not give it to them? Atanz (I don't know where he is from, a Pakistani?) made a good post, essentially making the same points I made briefly in a previous post:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/bangla...-bangladesh-fall-into-trap-3.html#post3007034
Okay, now that question comes: Why do we need a US base when we already have our own military? I admit, the Bangladesh Army's credibility is...meh........
May be those that have objection, can refute those points.
China has been an irresponsible and negligent ally to protect us from Indian threat, so why should we not go for an option that may actually work? I am totally with Munshi Bhai on this one, although I am not sure about idune Bhai's position. Simply put, we have no choice but to work with US/West a 34 trillion dollar economy, we will consider China, 7.4 trillion dollar economy, when it topples the US led West as a hyper power. China supporters need to understand how the world works now, not how the world will work in the future, which all of us, including Munshi Bhai and myself will welcome with open arms.
First off, China was never technically our ally. They just sell us weapons at great prices.
Secondly, China hardly ever considered India to be of any significant threat. Although, the Indian diplomats talk more about China relative to how their Chinese counterparts talk about India. I don't know, it's odd.
We are already dependent on the US/West to some extent. Much of Bangladesh's aid money comes from there. And they are the largest destination for its exports.
Not saying that Bangladesh should ignore China, but it should keep all options open, and not put all of its eggs into one basket.
The problem now is: No one currently in control of Bangladeshi politics even have a strategy in respect to the geopolitical arena. I doubt they even understand what it is. And replacing them is no easy task either. They simply won't go down without a fight.