India must change its big brother attitude with its neighbours

India must change its big brother attitude with its neighbours
Being a neighbour of the world largest democratic country, I am happy over the historic victory of the secularist Indian Congress led by Ms Sonia Gandhi. We, Bangladeshis were very anxious because the potential threats if the extremist BJP would come to power again.

Though Ms Sonia Gandhi is not in office, she is believed to be the king maker of the Indian politics. Most of the people in our Bangladesh believe that there is a good relation with the ruling Indian Congress and the Bangladeshi ruling party Awami League. We hope all the unresolved disputes among the neighbours in the South Asian regions will be solved peacefully if India can change their big brother attitude by reforming its current foreign policy. However, the possibility is not so high as we see all the Indian leaders are seen to be united over their foreign relations. We see the exceptional over the issue on India- USA bilateral relations more specifically the non-military nuclear deal with USA. India as a most influential power in the South Asian countries should have play a positive role in creating more trusts and confidence among the South Asian nations.

Habibullah Mizan
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh