Jitendra Kumar Ojha is a former Securocrat of Government of India and a hands-on doer and leader turned thinker in areas of geopolitics, security and | BLiTZ
Like thousands of other people in East Bengal, he had made the mistake, the fatal mistake of running within sight of a Pakistani army patrol. He was 24 years old, a slight man surrounded by soldiers. He was trembling, because he was about to be shot.
The US interference in Bangladesh’s domestic affairs is raising concerns that the Biden administration could end up supporting a party that threatens Bangladesh’s secular nature.
Whether this ire is the product of one party’s soured relationship with the army, or a principled stance against military interference, is something only time will tell.