Contemporary Geopolitics: A Bangladesh Perspective

Abstract

Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign country on December 16, 1971 after nine months long brutal war with Pakistan. The thriving South Asian state, once labeled as the ‘bottomless basket’, has transformed itself as a ‘development miracle’. Its geographical proximity and strategic location aided by remarkable economic boom has renewed its geopolitical relevance both within and outside the region. In a changing regional and global geopolitical landscape, Bangladesh faces a number of geopolitical challenges mitigation of which requires cautious endeavors. But Bangladesh as a modern geopolitical entity lacks an astute geopolitical doctrine which can guide itself to neutralize those challenges. This research paper offers the design of a cohesive and relevant geopolitical doctrine that can navigate its geopolitical graduation as a Smart Power and deal with contemporary geopolitical challenges in the coming days.