Bangladeshis in control of Bangladesh are looking at Bangladesh’s Hindu minority through a "Muslim lens." Mohammad Yunus, the puppet who is a puppeteer, controls the strings of miseries heaped on the Hindu minority of Bangladesh, who have nowhere to run to, boxed in as they are, in ghettos, where protection is scant and distrust roams unbound.

But ignoring the plight, the question is asked, "Should all this be the reason for India to look askance at Bangladesh? Why is India looking down on our neighbouring country, which isn’t any different from how we look at our neighbour to the west?

The argument is to give Bangladesh the benefit of doubt, hold back criticism and give Bangladesh the chance to arrive at a correct Hindu: Muslim population balance, i.e., whittle Hindu population to a number that Bangladesh’s Muslims will accept as the right ratio.

Above all, India is not the United States. India has never ever engaged in regime change except in 1971, when India was the driving force behind the creation of Bangladesh. India fought a war for the liberation of the Bengalis, Muslim, Hindu and Christian, from the persecution of Pakistani Muslims.

Everyone celebrated except Pakistan and the United States, which had ordered its Seventh Fleet into the Bay of Bengal, but had to leave without a torpedo fired. Since then, there has been a secular government in Bangladesh, unlike in Pakistan, which is an Islamic Republic.

The objection now is, how dare India's looking at Bangladesh through a “Hindu lens”? The Yunus regime, which strictly speaking isn’t a recognized government of Bangladesh but an arrangement between Yunus and the “American deep state”, has relaxed visa rules for Pakistanis and there are Indians of a certain bent who are looking at Bangladesh through Pakistani lens.

These elements are adamant that India is behaving with Bangladesh exactly like it behaved with Pakistan. India plays cricket with Pakistan but only in neutral countries. Otherwise, India doesn't want anything to do with Pakistan, which for lack of bonhomie, regularly breaches the LoC and engages in trans-border terrorism.

The ties between India and Pakistan are nothing to talk about; yet, the current set of people in control of Bangladesh think it's the best model for the Bangladesh of today. Will Bangladesh be satisfied with "no trade, air, bus, or rail links" with India?

Bangladesh's "Hindu Policy" isn't helping Bangladesh, which will be the bigger loser if Bangladesh continues with its "Muslims first" policy against India. It is not on "Hindu India" but on "Muslim Bangladesh" to walk both countries back from the brink.

There will always be critics, those who have their own idea of what constitutes "communal harmony", and who wouldn't mind if India's rightwing leadership gets the short end of the stick. The Indian Opposition has its own reasons for giving Mohammad Yunus a long rope.

Having said that, what is the NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing to protect and liberate Bangladeshi Hindus from the clutches of narrow Islamic fundamentalism? There are no answers forthcoming, the Modi regime is far from the madding crowd, leaving the feeling that Modi has cut himself out by telling the world, "this is not an era for wars."

For, the world knows, the only way to get Bangladesh to stop the "Hindu Genocide" in that country is to go to war with it. Mohammad Yunus was never in control, the real powers are the fundamentalist Muslims and they wouldn't let go of this Allah-given opportunity to radically change Bangladesh to their own designs; however, twisted the final outcome.

Thing to note is Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the current Generals of the Indian Army will not get the "go ahead", not as long as Modi doesn't get the Nobel for Peace, which is not idle talk, neither a joke nor an unfounded allegation. The average Indian cannot be fooled all the time, he has come to know Prime Minister Narendra Modi very well!

Every morning there is at least one news report, viewpoint, which talks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah ready and intent to "teach Bangladesh a lesson", but by evening, the lesson is lost on everyone. Meanwhile, Bangladeshi "assets" "assets" in India are at the receiving end of the wrath of the "Indian Hindu".

Attacks on Bangladesh consulate staff are increasing. They're not served in restaurants; hotels don't entertain Bangladeshis who are looked at through a "Muslim lens”, and treated with tit-for-tat. The manner in which the Modi government is handling the crisis, things are bound to deteriorate.

Chances are very soon, India will be sandwiched between "two Pakistans", like it was till December of 1971. The only Bangladeshi who is "safe" in India these days of turmoil in Bangladesh is Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh before she was sent packing to India by a bunch of angry varsity students who took a fancy for Sheikh Hasina's lingerie and carried it away to the public square, not far from where Islamist radicals hanged their moderate cousins.

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Mistri is visiting Dhaka for the first time after the August 5 developments to discuss with his Bangladeshi counterpart the bilateral issues. The core issue at the moment is the guarantee from the interim government to protect the Hindus from the attacks of the fundamentalist elements. This should get priority in the talks. India has interests in ensuring political stability of its neighbour. But the concerned neighbour has to equally reciprocate. (IPA Service)