The protests at Indian diplomatic outposts, including the High Commission in Dhaka, are concerning. They also carry a disquieting portent for a bilateral relationship that was, until recently, arguably Delhi’s greatest success in the neighbourhood. The demand for the repatriation of Sheikh Hasina by the group marching under the banner of “July Oikya” and the anti-India rhetoric of National Citizen Party leader Hasnat Abdullah, threatening to provide shelter and support to separatists from northeastern states, less than two months before the general elections, show just how deeply politicised bilateral ties have become. Delhi has summoned the........

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