Following the Maldives' demand that India withdraw its troops, India's neighbor asked them to "leave", and South Asian countries are gradually showing a trend of "alienating" India and getting closer to China.
As we all know, since the Maldives**, the relationship between Malaysia and India is no longer as glue as before. After Muiz came to power, he changed the foreign policy of "India first" of the former Saleh, not only demanding that India withdraw its troops from the Maldives, but also publicly shouting that the Maldives is not the "backyard" of any country.
Not only that, but the Maldives has recently had a dispute with India over "competition for tourists". It can be seen that the current relations between Malaysia and India are rather tense. However, at this juncture, another neighboring country of India has also heard the rumor of "anti-India". Recently, a wave of "boycott India" is sweeping Bangladesh.
It is reported that in the middle of last month, Pinaki Bhattacharya, a Bangladeshi doctor in exile abroad, launched a "boycott India" campaign on social **, and he himself has 500,000 followers on the platform, so he has a lot of influence. After he launched the call, it caused a strong response in Bangladesh, and thousands of people began to respond to him.
Many people posted some "boycott" Indian products on social **, and not only that, but the opposition parties in Bangladesh have also promoted "boycott India" in the country. The leader of one of the parties, Nur Haq Noor, held a large rally directly in his capital, Dhaka, and he openly stated that India had "interfered" with them this time, so a "India left" movement was necessary.
Obviously, the "anti-Indian" activities set off in Bangladesh this time are not only the will of some people, but also involve political factors. You know, at the beginning of last month, Bangladesh had just experienced **, and the country's current Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, who had been in power for 15 consecutive years, won the election again, starting her 5th term as prime minister.
But the outcome of the election was controversial, with Bangladesh's opposition Nationalist Party calling it a "** event, which broke out inside Bangladesh on the eve of the election, killing dozens of people." Due to the continuous fermentation, it has also attracted the attention of the United States and Western countries and India on this matter.
After all, India's relationship with Hasina has been relatively positive over the years, so it is also more beneficial for India to be re-elected. This is the main reason why opposition parties accuse India of "interfering" in their elections. Of course, political factors aside, Bangladesh's resentment towards India did not come overnight.
The main reason why the "boycott India" movement was able to respond quickly was that there were also many "asymmetricalities" in the exchanges between the two countries. It is understood that Bangladesh imports $14 billion worth of goods from India every year, but their total exports to India are only about $2 billion, a ratio of 7:1.
Therefore, it has also led to Bangladesh's high dependence on India at the economic level. In the long run, the people of Bangladesh will naturally be dissatisfied with India. In addition to this, it cannot be ruled out that Bangladesh has been influenced by the Maldives, as there was a similar "anti-India" movement during last year's elections in the Maldives.
It is worth mentioning that China's relations with South Pacific countries have become closer and closer recently, especially after Moiz's visit to China, the relationship between the Maldives and China has reached a higher level, and they even insisted on allowing Chinese research ships to dock at their ports despite India's opposition.
It can be seen that India's current situation in the South Pacific region is also quite bad. In response, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar also publicly responded to the matter. It is reported that in the past two days, Jaishankar has publicly stated that it is necessary for them to admit that China has influence over India's neighbors, but India should not be afraid of China and should welcome competition.
In addition, he stressed that China's growing influence in the South Pacific cannot be seen as a "failure" of India's diplomacy. Instead, we should think about how to do better in competition with China. Although Jaishankar's remarks are quite objective, India has not taken legitimate measures to compete with China.
In recent years, India's treatment of Chinese companies has resulted in unreasonable seizures of assets, freezing of bank accounts, and arrests of senior officials of Chinese companies. Under such circumstances, there will inevitably be no fair and just competition between China and India. This style of India is also reflected in its foreign policy, which has led to a gradual tendency for India's neighbors to distance themselves from them.
Therefore, the competition between China and India is not the biggest problem, but what kind of posture and means India uses to compete is the important factor that really affects India's national development.
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