India-Bangladesh relations appear to be entering a dangerous downward spiral, with little indication that tempers will cool anytime soon. In the wake of the assassination of student leader Sharif Usman Hadi, emotions are raw and patience is wearing thin on both sides. Dhaka has now summoned India’s high commissioner to lodge a formal protest over what it describes as violent incidents targeting Bangladeshi diplomatic facilities, including vandalism at visa centres and protests outside its mission in New Delhi.

Bangladesh argues that Indian authorities failed to prevent these demonstrations or to keep them at a safe distance from sensitive diplomatic sites, effectively allowing a persistent threat to develop. India, for its part, has........

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