Md. Sohel Rana is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh and India are enjoying increasingly close relations in the latter’s northeastern region. This represents a transformation in the two countries’ past relationship, which was characterised by suspicion, distrust and insecurity. This recent change, which began with the arrival of Bangladesh’s current regime in 2009, has resulted in a sense of cooperation, mutual interest and connectivity. This article aims to explain this transformation.
