Bangladesh’s foreign policy

The visit revealed the Hasina government’s growing estrangement from China, despite its unwavering support in three consecutive controversial elections—2014, 2018, and 2024—due to increasing alignment with India. Amid regional tensions with India and the US in South Asia, China’s expanding engagement with Bangladesh is evident through various diplomatic, economic, and strategic strategies, particularly in the aftermath of the government’s fall in Dhaka. Since 2009, the phenomenon of Bangladesh’s foreign policy, ‘India-friendly diplomatic posture’, has been a matter of apprehension for the Chinese policy-making community. Therefore, one of the reasons for China’s increased attention to Bangladesh in the post-Hasina period is as a greater สล็อต เว็บตรง