Biden's Impact on South Asia Policy: Reshaping the Situation in South Asia.
For too long, the United States has paid little attention to South Asia. However, due to the continuous expansion of China's influence in South Asia, the "anti-Indian" trend of thought has spread in South Asia, and India's voice in South Asia is gradually losing. In such cases, Biden is rarely personally involved in South Asia.
Biden first communicated with Bangladesh, where he wrote a letter to Bangladesh's new Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing the willingness of both sides to cooperate. The letters cover climate, geography, global security, and humanitarian aid. In particular, Biden also mentioned the serious challenges facing the Rohingya region.
Why did Biden choose to collaborate with Bangladesh? There are two meanings to this. First, Biden's move is aimed at strengthening India's grip on South Asia in order to maintain its hegemony. In addition, Biden wants to stop China's influence in South Asia through Bangladesh, as well as restrictions on India. This move means that the United States has begun a new strategy with China in South Asia.
Dangers and pitfalls facing Bangladesh: the complexity of the regional situation.
Due to the geographical particularity of South Asia, Bangladesh is currently in a grim situation. Bangladesh's new Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was blamed by India as well as the United States in the last term. In particular, after Bangladesh joined China's Belt and Road Initiative, a spokeswoman in the United States raised questions about Bangladesh's impartiality and repression of political activists. So the purpose of Biden's letter is obvious.
Biden himself has privately persuaded Bangladesh to join the United States in humanitarian aid over the Rohingya, a move that is tantamount to sending a signal and intimidating Bangladesh. This has made Bangladesh's situation very difficult. Historically, India and Bangladesh have been at odds over their borders with India, trying to influence each other's local political and social orientations through borders and population movements. At the same time, Bangladesh has to guard against the dangers posed by China's expanding influence. However, this situation has led to a dramatic expansion of Bangladesh's population, whose productive capacity can no longer match the needs of the population, and has raised major humanitarian problems. Moreover, from the group of people who came from India to "mix sand" at the beginning, the various political groups and religious forces supported by India have naturally become the ones that the United States and India can use.
U.S. prominence in South Asia policy.
The strategic focus of the United States in South Asia is not so much India itself, but more of a game between it and China. The United States wants India to be both China's biggest "trouble" and its biggest "adversary." It is precisely for this reason that Biden has made such a rare intervention in the situation in South Asia and personally participated in Bangladesh's actions, which is essentially to assist India in fighting a "blocking war" against China, and to help India integrate into South Asia and enhance its ability to contain China.
To do so, the United States must support and cooperate with South Asian countries to contain the influence of China's continued expansion. Bangladesh plays a pivotal role in South Asia and is of great strategic importance. The United States has joined forces with Bangladesh on the Rohingya refugee issue, with the aim of using Bangladesh's geographical location to limit China's influence in South Asia.
Abstract:The political situation in South Asia is undergoing a major change unseen in a century. With China's expanding influence, India's position as the hegemon of South Asia is being severely tested. Biden himself has launched a series of cooperation with South Asia in this context. He chose Bangladesh as his partner from the outset and wrote a letter to the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, expressing his willingness to cooperate with him. The letter covers cooperation in various areas such as climate, geography, global security, and humanitarian assistance. In particular, Biden's handling of Rohingya refugees has attracted much attention.
Biden's South Asia policy has made it clear that the United States attaches great importance to China. The United States wants to prevent China from expanding into South Asia and thus strengthen its influence on India in South Asia. Biden, on the other hand, has used Bangladesh as a threat to open up a new battlefield for him to fight against China in South Asia, so as to assist India's regional power in South Asia and enhance its deterrent role against China.
However, the strategy has encountered many difficulties and challenges. In South Asia, Bangladesh faces pressure from India as well as Chinese influence. At the same time, Bangladesh itself faces humanitarian issues and contradictions between different political parties, which make it even more vulnerable in the regional game.
With the changes in the situation in South Asia, the problems of this region have attracted more and more attention from all countries in the world. In the future, South Asia will face many uncertainties and challenges, and all parties must seek a balance in order to achieve regional peace and prosperity. As for Biden's South Asia policy, whether it is good or bad will only be known at that time.