Bangladesh’s BRICS Snub, Security Concerns and Ganga Treaty: Ambassador Veena Sikri Warns of a Dangerous Diplomatic Drift

After BRICS absence, is India losing ground with Bangladesh?

Bangladesh's absence from this month's BRICS summit in New Delhi has raised fresh questions about strained ties. Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's exile in India remains a major obstacle to normalizing relations.

Bangladesh’s BRICS snub, security concerns and Ganga Treaty: Ambassador Veena Sikri warns of a dangerous diplomatic drift

Bangladesh’s decision to stay away from the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has raised questions far beyond one missed international gathering. According to Ambassador Veena Sikri, the former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Dhaka’s failure to respond formally to New Delhi’s invitation represents a broader problem in diplomatic engagement at a time when India-Bangladesh relations face questions over security, counter-terrorism, regional …

Why Bangladesh Skipped the Delhi BRICS Summit

What the decision means (and doesn't mean) for Bangladesh-India relations.

Tarique Rahman gains by skipping BRICS, but Bangladesh pays the price

It cannot be said that all those who attended the BRICS summit in Delhi enjoy complete mutual friendship. No state ever enjoys an entirely friendly relationship with another. Relations between states are built on a mixture of problems and friendship. In reality, what states call friendship is a matter of necessity. Bangladesh needs each of […]

Bangladesh Skips BRICS 2026: The Diplomatic Opportunity That Left Dhaka behind

The question, therefore, is not whether Bangladesh could have secured a particular agreement simply by attending. There is no guarantee that participation in a summit automatically produces investment or diplomatic breakthroughs. The question is whether Bangladesh benefited by being absent.