Bangladesh’s Balancing Politics With Big Powers In Strategic Bay Of Bengal – OpEd
The Bay of Bengal is a matter of pride for Bengalis. Large Indian cities are located on its shores but the sea is not named after them. Abutting Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and south India, the reservoir of 21,62,000 sq km is named after Bengal. Bay of Bengal has now become a hub of international politics due to its economic and strategic importance. About 40,000 ships ply this route each year. Half of the world’s goods and fuel vessels use this route. Now, the US, the UK, China, India and Japan has focused their attention on Bay of Bengal. The US has shifted its policy from ‘Asia Pacific’ to ‘Indo Pacific’ to counter the China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Both parties want Bangladesh in their blocks. Dhaka avoids involvement with the blocs. Bangladesh didn’t show any interest to sign the ACSA (Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement) and GSOMIA (General Security of Military Information Agreement) with Washington. But when China’s envoy commented that Dhaka shouldn’t join the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), Bangladesh protested saying it is capable of forming its own policy.
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