Bangladesh: The New Terror Hotspot

The emergence of Bangladesh as the new breeding ground of terrorism puts India in an extremely tight spot. India is caught between a rock and a hard place. The Indian government's focus must not remain only Pakistan centric when it comes to security matters, internal and external. With the world relentlessly putting pressure on Pakistan to crackdown on its terror infrastructure, Bangladesh, which was once a reasonably secular nation, has quietly become a haven for terrorist groups of all hues, ranging from ISI backed, anti-India Islamic extremist groups to the North-eastern terror outfits, which plan their strategies from safe houses in Bangladesh. It is indeed a pity that this is happening in a nation which we helped create. The proliferation of terror groups on the eastern front as well is a grave security concern. The only silver lining, probably, is that the current Bangladeshi regime seems more willing than the previous one to root out terror.