All this talk is meaningless. Bangladesh is not in a position to go hostile with India, at best our position can be of a armed neutrality, so we do not tolerate any violation of our sovereignty, in case NE gets destabilized. Here is the scenario where NE can become independent:
1. First and foremost the people of NE have to want this independence, right now many have given up, because there was no substantial help and attention from China, specially after 1971, I think China is not serious yet
2. If China becomes serious, their concentration should be the people of NE, helping independent minded leaders and groups like Nagas, Mizos, ULFA and others
3. India is making road and railways to Vietnam and other South East Asian nations, what China needs to do is use this road/rail link to invite people of North East states to growing SE Asian economies, as well as in China, so NE economy and culture gets more interlinked with China and SE Asia. Note the culture of these people are malleable, not long ago many were head hunters, the hill tribes and Assamese were ruled by Tai Shan Ahoms. So Christian evangelists found easy pickings there. China needs to work on this angle, help the NE population tie their anchor with nearby SE Asia and China, so that link grows stronger than a very weak link that has grown between them and rest of mainland India, since 1947, based on few people migrating and living in mainland India in recent decades
5. In the meantime, Burma's sudden move towards US Pivot will come to an end soon in about a decade as China grows more heft and muscle. So getting Burma firmly in Chinese camp is another prerequisite
6. And we in Bangladesh need to go the nuclear power generation route, so someday we have the rapid deployment ability if needed. Russia is making the first Nuclear power plant, we need to coordinate with the Chinese to covertly develop more advanced technology.
7. Chicken neck and Bangladesh is not the main issue, the main issues are Chinese seriousness about this plan and pursuing this plan and creating real opportunities for the NE population.
50 million people cannot be kept down by any Army in the world, if they want to break free and if the most powerful state in the world (soon to be) is at their border and is willing to give them a helping hand, ensuring sea access through Burma and Bangladesh. Just like
Operation Searchlight of Pakistan Army could not keep Bangladeshi's down, any amount of mainland Indian massacres would not be able to keep NE down, if they want to break free and China is with them. And unlike Kashmir Muslims of the valley, which is only around 6 million people, NE states is a huge area with a huge population, 50 million. Chicken neck is their future safety against mainland Indians aggression, only they can cut it off, if they want to. All Bangladesh has to do is make sure we remain neutral and not take any sides in this conflict.
So if anyone thinks vulnerability has gone down, think again. It all depends on what Chinese politburo is thinking and planning. It matters little what Indians and Bangladeshi's are thinking.
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