Abstract
India faces its greatest strategic challenge from Bangladesh’s recent geo-political shifts since the 1971 Liberation War (Hindustan Times, 2025). The August 2024 political upheaval in Dhaka that displaced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (Rizve, S. 2025), has catalysed a complex security environment characterised by ongoing military modernisation, diversified international partnerships and weakening India – Bangladesh ties that demands urgent strategic recalibration from New Delhi. The incumbent Bangladesh elections in February 2026, provides a fleeting timeframe to shape the strategic drift in India’s eastern neighbourhood.
Keywords: India-Bangladesh instability, China-Turkiye-Pakistan Triad, Regional Stability, Redefining Boundaries
