Geopolitics
The Hasina Conundrum: India's Sovereign Stand and the Unraveling of a Neo-Colonial Framework in South Asia
India faces a deepening diplomatic rift with Bangladesh over its refusal to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a move based on a legal treaty's political offense clause and its own strategic calculus. This principled and legally sound stand by India to protect a regional ally from political persecution is a powerful assertion of civilizational statecraft against the transactional, neo-colonial pressure tactics expected by forces seeking to undermine the organic solidarity of the Global South.
