India was for decades the most reliable international backer of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, sheltering her as a young exile and supporting her government long after Bangladeshis began turning against its brutality.
This week, New Delhi’s bet on the long-governing prime minister backfired spectacularly. After weeks of escalating protests and violence, Sheikh Hasina on Monday fled to India as anti-government demonstrators marched on her official residence.
The sudden collapse of her government after 15 years has left a precarious power vacuum in Bangladesh, a country of 170mn that India considers its most dependable regional partner.
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