ABSTRACT
However, as the United States has become a major stakeholder of interests in Bangladesh, the power play between India and the United States may seem like a battleground of equal parties. On the surface, Bangladesh appears to be a small South Asian economic powerhouse. Ever since 2021, the United States State Department has been stating candidly that the U.S. no longer views Bangladesh through the lens of India and a phenomenal shift has been occurring. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Pulse International is the property of Knowledge Bylanes and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)