India Out campaign in Bangladesh: Can Dhaka afford to sever trade ties with Delhi?

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Bangladesh’s location and India’s role in its independence have established the “India factor” as a powerful discourse in its domestic politics. The emergence of an “India Out” campaign on social media that advocates the boycott of Indian products with hashtags such as #IndiaOut, #BoycottIndia comes as a reaction to that. From Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani to the present-day opposition alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), there have been instances of anti-India stand throughout Bangladesh’s history. Bhashani was pro-China and believed in a model of Islamic socialism. He criticised Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for making Bangladesh a satellite of India...