Bangladesh, also known as the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is located in the eastern part of the South Asian subcontinent, bordering Myanmar to the southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south, and shares a 2,900-kilometre land border with India.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh was East Pakistan until 1971 and is now Pakistan.
Bangladesh's independence is inseparable from India, and because of this, the relationship between India and Pakistan is still relatively complicated.
The long-standing confrontation between India and Pakistan, India's annexation of the Kingdom of Sikkim, and India's forcible intervention in Bhutan are all in the eyes of Bangladesh, and it is impossible to say that India is not guarded against.
How can Bangladesh defend itself against India?
In order to maintain its national sovereignty and independence, Bangladesh has had to adopt a variety of strategies to balance its relations with India, and strengthening its national power by increasing its population may be one of Bangladesh's strategies.
Bangladesh has a large population
Today, with a population of 165 million and a land area of 147,500 square kilometers, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. In South Asia, Bangladesh is the second-largest economy, after India.
The strength of a country depends not only on its economic and military strength, but also on the size of its population.
Bengali
A large population base can provide sufficient labor resources for the country's economic development, and at the same time, it may also show greater influence on the international stage.
Therefore, in the face of India's neighboring country with a large population, Bangladesh has actively promoted population growth by encouraging a market economy, vigorously developing agriculture and striving for food self-sufficiency, so as to enhance its comprehensive national strength.
Bangladesh is densely populated
Moreover, population growth alone is not sufficient to guarantee the security and development of the country. Therefore, Bangladesh is also constantly promoting market economy reform and developing a diversified economic structure to reduce its economic dependence on India.
Barisar, Bangladesh
At the same time, Bangladesh is strengthening diplomatic relations with other countries, especially those that can provide strategic support, in order to build a more robust network of international alliances.
In the northeast of India, there is a Siliguri corridor connecting the six northeastern states, and the narrowest point is only 21 kilometers, which cannot but be said to be a problem in India.
To say that India does not want to widen this narrow Siliguri corridor is false.
Many people will say that India's "seven inches" do not exist, and India will take advantage of Bangladesh at a critical moment.
India's narrow Siliguri corridor
What I want to say is that now Nepal is getting tougher and tougher on India, and even a few years ago there was a situation of "three-sided printing", if India borrowed Bangladesh, would Bangladesh agree?
You can't guarantee that Bangladesh will get tougher and tougher like Nepal in the future.
Why didn't India occupy Bangladeshi land to widen the corridor decades ago?
Bangladesh's huge population size is one of the factors to consider in India. If Bangladesh near the Siliguri Corridor was sparsely populated, perhaps the Siliguri Corridor would not be as narrow as it is now.
India's narrow Siliguri corridor
In addition, in the early 70s of Bangladesh's independence, India itself faced a number of problems.
In the 70s, India had a severe economic crisis, unemployment soared, and the number of dissatisfied people increased, and Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was under a lot of pressure and was unlikely to add additional burdens.
Indira Gandhi
In addition, the United States sent the Seventh Fleet to the Bay of Bengal to warn India.
It was impossible for India to occupy East Pakistan while fighting with West Pakistan, and the disintegration of Pakistan was India's primary goal at that time.
Whether Bangladesh will be able to maintain its security by massively increasing its population is only a guess, given that Bangladesh itself has a relatively large population base.
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