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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86751, member: 27"] A looming power shift in Dhaka just put Pakistan ties under a microscope, with security agencies, India, and voters all watching for any replay of old playbooks. Tarique Rahman’s balancing act [LIST] [*]Tarique Rahman is poised to become Bangladesh’s next Prime Minister. [*]Rahman is expected to juggle ties with Pakistan and India. [*]Officials say he will avoid letting Inter Services Intelligence gain space. [*]His immediate focus is on calming a violence-hit Bangladesh. [/LIST] Yunus era and Pakistan thaw [LIST] [*]Muhammad Yunus oversaw warmer Dhaka-Islamabad engagement. [*]Yunus relaxed visa rules and opened Bangladesh seas access. [*]Security agencies flagged maritime access as a terror risk. [*]Several Pakistan Army and ISI visits followed. [/LIST] BNP history and shifting alliances [LIST] [*]Bangladesh Nationalist Party governed from 2001 to 2007. [*]India previously accused the government of sheltering militants. [*]This time, Jamaat-e-Islami is not a BNP partner. [*]Officials doubt BNP will fully detach from Pakistan. [/LIST] India’s cautious watch [LIST] [*]New Delhi is fine with normal Dhaka-Islamabad ties. [*]Indian agencies grow uneasy over military-style cooperation. [*]Intelligence Bureau sources fear anti-India setups. [*]Concerns center on bases aimed at targeting India. [/LIST] Nation-first pitch and public mood [LIST] [*]Abhinav Pandya of Usanas Foundation weighed in on BNP’s stance. [*]Pandya said Rahman is signaling pragmatic foreign policy. [*]His slogan stresses Bangladesh first over Dilli or Pindi. [*]Voters reportedly reject any return to pre-1971 dynamics. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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