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Originally Posted by Zunaid
Fair enough. Skeptical, sure. I an too not knowing all the details but the hyperbole of your thread title about retention of sovereignty was a rather far stretch from this sentiment, no?
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in retrospect, yes. although if, and it didn't end up happening, we were to make a terrible deal, i think it would be apt to say that we were a mere puppet and not a sovereign state. at the end of the day, BAL stood up when it mattered most. and everyone should be thankful for that.
had this been BNP, we could definitely give the fairness of such a deal the benefit of the doubt. even then, why would the any party forgo a "good deal". that the more India-friendly party couldn't come to terms should be proof that the main deal must have been quite lopsided.
i think 95% of Bangladeshis were/are skeptical of India's broader intentions regarding us...and I for one will no longer believe that BAL is Delhi's puppet gov.