INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India does not seek to control every political move of neighbours, and does not expect that the political dynamics within neighbouring
countries will adhere to what India may think is desirable, but Delhi is confident that fundamental realities of interdependence will ensure
that relationships with neighbours remains constructive and positive, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said.At a time when a
regime change in Bangladesh through street protests and a government change in Sri Lanka through electoral route has generated questions
We were doing it as a good neighbour that did not want to see an economic meltdown at the doorstep
in Sri Lanka saw the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Janata Vimukhti Peramuna (JVP), an old Marxist party, as a part
new dispensation.In the case of Bangladesh, which he acknowledged as being a different situation, the ministers traced back the progress of
Economic activity has overall picked up
Logistics of that region has improved
I would urge you not to be deterministic about it
It is not as if India is seeking to control every political move of every neighbour
upsurge against the Sheikh Hasina-led government that was widely seen as authoritarian and corrupt and having presided over unfair elections
For its part, Delhi has been deeply concerned about the manner of regime change in the country, the rise of Islamist forces as a part of the
new political dispensation, the possibility of state sipport to radicalisation, the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, the political
instability in the country, and the potential security consequences for India especially in the Northeast
foreign policy, all that a country could do was read, anticipate and respond to those dynamics
He then projected a more confident outlook for the future
Something happens and people suggest it is an irretrievable situation
Then you see the correctives manifest itself
