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India in Transition (IiT), allows scholars from all over the world, the opportunity to exchange various analyses and innovative ideas about India's current status and growth.

IiT presents brief, analytical perspectives on the ongoing transformations in contemporary India based on cutting-edge research in the areas of economy, environment, foreign policy and security, human capital, science and technology, and society and culture. A Hindi, Bangla, and Tamil translation accompanies each published article.

In addition to appearing on CASI's website, IiT articles are published in India-based outlets Scroll.in, The Hindu: Business Line, and Amar Ujala. Past issues have appeared in the op-ed pages of the Indian newspapers Hindustan and Livemint. All viewpoints, positions, and conclusions expressed in IiT are solely those of the author(s) and not specifically those of CASI.

CASI Deep Dive: Avinash Paliwal on India’s “Near East” and How History is Rhyming in Bangladesh

Avinash Paliwal & Rohan Venkat

March 31, 2025

Toward the end of India’s Near East: A New History (Hurst, 2024), Avinash Paliwal noted that India’s “over-investment” in Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina could lead to trouble, given her growing unpopularity.