Crimes tribunal verdict & Dhaka’s political crossroads
The choice before India is stark: follow the Rao doctrine or revive Pranab Mukherjee’s Dhaka outreach.
Updated At : 07:09 AM Nov 17, 2025 IST
Contrast : The difference between 1981 and now is that Sheikh Hasina is not about to return home. PTI
THE wheel has come full circle across India's eastern border after 44 years. Bangladesh is a powder keg. Violence on a scale seen last year can only be averted this week in the aftermath of an International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdict against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if the army chief, General Waker-uz-Zaman, uses an iron hand camouflaged in velvet gloves. The General, a Hasina-appointee who is related to the ousted PM through marriage, has the power to prevent the ICT fallout from getting out of hand.
