Cultural & people to people ties.

Recent developments disrupting golden chapter:

1. Political turmoil - Anti India sentiment due to Assam league support by India.

2. Democratic backsliding - violence & law and order challenges. This could fuel illegal migration to India.

3. Rising influence of fundamentalist groups in politics eg. JeT ban lifted, radical leaders released from jail.

4. Insecurity ties with Pakistan - eg. defence order, military level visits.

5. Agricultural trend away from secularism - eg. anti minority vote, protest by 50,000 men protesting against women's suffrage (June 2025).

6. Structural issues - high unemployment, rising inflation.

7. Chinese influence & strategic diversification - Bangladesh's increasing infrastructure & defence cooperation with China concerning.

Points on fighting the perception battle by engaging in diplomatic talk:

There is no doubt that the relationship has underwent historic shifts, sustaining 'Somali Adhyay' requires shift towards mutual respect & non-interference in internal matters.