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Indo-Pacific military pact

Will America’s squeeze work?

Delhi despises Dhaka's hobnobbing with Beijing, but won't publicly attack its most friendly neighbour. Pushing Dhaka via Washington is its preferred method. With its “friendship to all, malice toward none” foreign policy, Bangladesh is between a rock and a hard place. While the Biden administration is pulling Dhaka to its side, China has vowed fire and fury if Bangladesh goes to Washington.