The fall of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina reflects India’s tenuous influence in its near-periphery — the result of a foreign policy driven by arrogance and ideology.
Sheikh Hasina
As paths to prosperity narrow for developing countries, Sheikh Hasina’s downfall may be a harbinger of greater global instability.
Scholar Ali Riaz joins host Arif Rafiq to discuss Bangladesh’s elections and whether the country’s socio-economic gains can be sustained under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime.
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has written the playbook on how smaller, authoritarian regimes can survive and thrive in a multipolar world.