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Bangladesh and the Rise of the Asian Giants

Wed. May 8th, 2013
Washington, DC

The rise of India and China holds profound implications for Bangladesh’s economy, politics, and foreign policy. Bangladesh is figuring more prominently in the giants’ strategic considerations, and the 2014 elections will pit pro-China Khaleda Zia against India-allied Sheikh Hasina.  Ambassador Farooq Sobhan discussed Bangladesh’s bilateral relations with China and India.

Foreign PolicySouth AsiaIndiaEast AsiaChinaSoutheast Asia
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Frederic Grare

Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Program

Frédéric Grare was a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on Indo-Pacific dynamics, the search for a security architecture, and South Asia Security issues.

Farooq Sobhan

Farooq Sobhan is president and CEO of the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. Sobhan previously served as executive chairman of Bangladesh’s Board of Investment; special envoy to the prime minister (1997–1999); and foreign secretary (1995–1997). He has also served as ambassador and high commissioner to India, China, Malaysia, and the United Nations.