India's once-strong relationship with Bangladesh is teetering after a series of missteps by New Delhi, driven largely by inherent bigotry and the influence of Hindutva ideology over policymaking. The recent decision to exclude Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League is the latest such flashpoint, and yet another attempt to politicise cricket following a familiar playbook used against Pakistan. Despite India's key role in Bangladesh's separation from Pakistan, decades of goodwill developed........

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