Sreeradha Datta

China's influence in South Asia has significantly grown over the years, and in particular Bangladeshi-Chinese relations are now robust and very comprehensive. This is in contrast to Bangladeshi-Indian relations, which...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• September 2008 |
• Strategic Analysis

The spate of talks and meetings between India and Bangladesh is unmatched in recent times. This pace alone sets bilateral relations apart from the five long years when the BNP-led...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• July 24, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

Since the beginning of 2007, there has been a sharp increase in global food prices, especially in developing countries. During the past year, the prices of rice and wheat have...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• May 15, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

With the discovery of substantial gas in Myanmar's Sittwe region in the Rakhine state, India was keen to acquire gas from some of the new finds in the Shwe gas...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• January 2008 |
• Strategic Analysis

"I want a country where the army cannot arrest anyone without a warrant. I want our political parties to be democratic, transparent and accountable. I want fair and neutral judges....

• Sreeradha Datta |
• August 24, 2007 |
• IDSA Comments

Bangladesh's Chief of Staff General Mooen U Ahmed's visit to India scheduled in the fourth week of August now stands postponed in wake of the severe floods sweeping across the...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• August 08, 2007 |
• IDSA Comments

When noted journalist Bertil Lintner first broke the story in April 2002 about the growth radicalism in Bangladesh, it was ridiculed and dismissed as a malicious story. There was complete...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• April 2006 |
• Strategic Analysis

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's state visit (February 12-14, 2006) to Pakistan after a gap of a decade signals subtle changes that are driving bilateral relations. Both sides are consciously...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• February 27, 2006 |
• IDSA Comments

Since the events of March 1971, Bangladesh has seldom been free from violence. While much of the recent attention revolves around religious extremism and militancy, political violence, as this paper...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• July 2005 |
• Strategic Analysis

On August 21, 2004, a little before 5.30 in the evening, there was a grenade attack on the Awami League leader, Sheikh Hasina Wajed. This occurred soon after she concluded...

• Sreeradha Datta |
• July 2004 |
• Strategic Analysis