Thanks for the elaborate and information-filled post of yours. I almost agree with you in all the points of your post. If BNP really did those things the efforts are praiseworthy. However, talking of a project without a proper planning and schedule is also meaningless. BNP did many such things in its tenure, and AL's SHW has been doing similar things for the last four years. She wakes up in the morning, calls the journalists and talk about her hundreds of dreams that never materialize.
Similarly, BNP said something that it did not plan properly. AL came to power and hijacked all those concepts and claimed them as its own. However, you must agree that this time AL is inducting military hardwares in two hands from all the sources including China, Russia and USA. AL is regarded as pro-India. There are certain historical reasons to say so. But, you must agree that this time AL has successfully taken away the center of attention from BD-India border to BD-Burma border, sea or land.
Do you think AL or BNP could have procured so much of armaments if it were in conflict with ndia all the time? SHW had to pretend India-friendly to make BD able to induct weapons from non-China sources. I think, it is quite a good diplomacy, and the weapons BD is inducting will certainly be used equally against any bullies, be it Burma or India.
However, I believe that since BD military is getting stronger, therefore, the chances of being ridiculed and bullied are getting slimmer. I only hope BNP does not put moratorium on the purchases of weapons that started in the current AL term. Rather, BNP should do more in both economy and military weapons inductions.
