Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 13: The Department of Strategic and Regional Studies (DSRS), University of Jammu, Jammu organised a lecture on “Current Situation in Bangladesh: Impact on India’s Security”.
In the beginning of the programme, Dr. Mohd. Monir Alam welcomed the main speaker of the programme Pradeep Dutta and chief guest Prof. Dipankar Sengupta. Prof. Virender Koundal, Director, DSRS introduced main speaker to the audiences present in the seminar hall of the DSRS and also briefly told about the topic of discussion.
Prof. Sengupta discussed the Bangladesh liberation movement and its links with the current situation in Bangladesh. He argued that from 2009 onwards, despite achieving the required economic development by the Sheikh Hasina Government in Bangladesh, corruption, unemployment, low income, inequality and suppression of political opponents became dominant features of her dynastic or family rule in Bangladesh. Therefore, along with these issues, students protest against the reservation became immediate cause for the downfall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Bangladesh.
Dutta discussed existing political scenario and events that have happened after the exit of Sheikh Hasina. He argued that “4-M” – Military, Mullas, Maddrassa and Mohamad Yunus – have become the decisive factors in Bangladeshi political system and argued that democracy has been replaced by the mobocracy in which political opponents and minorities are being targeted by the activists and radical elements.
After the lecture, question-answer session was held in which research scholars and students of the Department asked various relevant and related questions to the speakers. PG. students Prachi Sharma, Raghav, Anish and Sonali Punia raised some pertinent questions linked to India’s national security and interests in the context of current situation in Bangladesh. Programme was attended by the faculty members from the various departments of the University. Prof. Virender Koundal, Director DSRS presented a vote of thanks on the behalf of DSRS.
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