This is an era
of integrated multi-dimensional global net and network. Here local, national,
regional and international needs, limitations and interdependence of nation
states have necessarily mingled at such a melting point that designedly started
rolling and moving to the genesis of conceptual frame conveniently called
‘global village’. Therefore, music of living together after the spirit of
brotherhood and neighborhood, bordering or not, came to the front position in a
dominant mood and mode transcending, to the best of its cavity, capability and
capacity, potential dilemmas and limitations, real or fictitious. But the moot
point, under all circumstances, is to see and ensure so that sovereign entity
and standing of a nation state is not disturbed at all. These tasks are mostly
played by the government in question. Formation of a government in a democratic
polity is decided through elections to its legislative body. Elections
presuppose the existence and working of political parties that vie in a race in
a democratic frame and mode to go to power. Hence, formation of government in a
democracy means taking of leadership of the government by the winning political
party/coalition for a stipulated period of time say four, five or six years.
That’s why role of political parties with their respective programs and
manifestos in a democracy like Bangladesh
is a deciding factor in maintaining, strengthening and upholding sovereign
entity and standing in the face of challenges, limitations and dilemmas,
external and external.
Rise and
continuance of pro and anti(in plain words imply for and against) in politics
must be viewed as one of the most significant factors since these two play
dominant role conflictingly in shaping and reshaping politics in the third
world countries. Once such bifurcation
was predominantly confined to US and USSR when the world was bi-polar
but today it is largely captured by US, unchallenged leader of uni-polar world,
at the same time being a hyper state with hyper tension. Reality bears
testimony enough of the marching and swelling of China
and India
as possible powers in the global landscape. Similarly, role of European Union,
UN, World Bank, IMF, ADB and Japan
should not be ignored at all. Saudi Arabia
has its position well-cemented to the Muslim world for its being the centre of
Kaba and Madina and leader of OIC whilst emerging of Iran is noticeable indeed. All
these, directly or indirectly, are creating sensations and currents adding
their respective presence as a cause of ‘pro’.
Factually
speaking, our political parties have made Bangladesh a fertile non-level
playing field for foreign interference by adopting a shameless policy of
appeasement minted with increasing degree of recapitulation and then leaning
their respective allegiances to the folds and colors of ‘pro’ political chuck
such as pro-India, pro-Pakistan, pro-China, pro-Russia, pro-USA, pro-Iran,
pro-Saudi Arabia and come what may not. Every ‘pro’ by and large carries germs
of the opposite fold and color of ‘anti’. Thus, a pro-India amount to
anti-Pakistan and pro-China denotes anti-India and so forth. Intentions,
inadvertence and negligence of our political leaders, past or present, because
of their opportunistic and so-called strategic drives from time to time paved
the way, and are still paving the way, for trouble-free access of foreign
interference(s).
All these take
place under the cover of foreign aid and cooperation in multi-dimensional areas
of development and requirements. Relations between an aid-giving country/agency
and an aid-receiving country are usually vertical to horizontal whereas
sovereign entity and standing claims it to be horizontal to horizontal.
Democratic deficit caused by political bankruptcy and weak bargaining power
forced the country to engage in lose-win games while dealing with external
parties. Bangladesh
has now become almost a sandwich being in-between the ugliest play and
country-play of aid-providing countries and agencies, national and
international. Whether we like it or not,
it’s a actuality that USA, India, European Union and Japan, World Bank,
IMF, ADB have appeared as Leviathan in the politics, governance and development
of Bangladesh. Events and occurrences taking place from the days of the war of
liberation down to the date unfurl this truth pointedly again and again. And
eventually enough, of course, to the very shocking and wonder of all, the very
name of the secret intelligence agencies of those courtiers say, RAW (Research
and Analysis Wing of India), CIA (Central Intelligence Agency of USA), ISI
(Inter Services Intelligence of Pakistan), KGB( Russian Intelligence Service,
which is, after the break-up, almost on the wane), MI-6(Military Intelligence,
Section 6 of UK) etc are currently far and wide well-known to the people here
in Bangladesh.
And overriding all, politics in line with
pro-India and anti-India has given birth to two dominant currents dividing and
isolating the nation virtually into two diametrically opposing camps under the
umbrella of Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). In all
cases, final destination is US i.e. Dhaka-Delhi-Washington track,
Dhaka-Pindi-Riyadh-Washington track, Dhaka-Delhi-London-Washington track and so
forth. Even Dhaka-Beijing track is not strictly free from the influence of US.
Institute of Governance
Studies (IGS) at Brac
University in its report “The State of
Governance in Bangladesh,
2010-2011” released on 21 November 2012 noted: ‘The country is facing external
influence due to weakness in its domestic politics and unconsolidated
democracy. Crisis during power transition and political confrontation in many
cases invite external forces to interfere in domestic affairs. As a result,
political parties often compromise national interests to satisfy the forces and
stay in power’.
Therefore, the
pertaining asking is what have we achieved from this reality? Outright
responses are—(a) widening hiatus between the two major political parties
resting on the politics of ‘yes and/or no’ of two major political parties AL
and BNP in meticulous in place of development and comprehensive approach using
manpower and intelligence, which is pulling us backward persistently and (b)
constant failure to build up a national consensus on major burning issues,
internal or external. Well, one may now logically question, will this really
come down or put an end with the widely publicized changed stand of BNP after
Khaleda Zia’s recent visit to India?
Or if Khalada Zia’s present state of mind to India is just a
politico-diplomatic rhetoric designed
for going to power then what are the possible routes to get rid of all these
very soon?
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