{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.023668639053254437, 'fraction_numerical': 0.005259697567389875, 'mean_word_length': 5.341666666666667, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
MASTER OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE Strategic Studies

INDIA-CHINA RIVALRY AND STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR BANGLADESH, by Major S M Naimul Haque, psc, 89 pages. Bangladesh is a small state of South Asia. Like any other small states, Bangladesh also strives to maintain her most two important security interests, those are: territorial integrity, and political independence. Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh has had disputes with India over land and maritime boundaries, and river water sharing. The political independence is threatened by the inclination of two major political parties either towards India or China and Pakistan. Thus, the threats to Bangladesh’s security interests depend on the security environment of the region which, mostly, depends on the IndiaChina relations. This research explores the India-China relations. Historically, China and India have a long legacy of rivalry. Despite the current mutual economic cooperation, India and China failed to resolve their territorial disputes in the last 65 years. This research endeavors to predict the future relationship of India and China. The research finds that India and China are likely to come into conflict in the future. The research also identifies that amid India-China rivalry, Bangladesh lacks sustainable strategic foreign policy options to secure her national interests. After analyzing different strategic options, the research recommends that ‘flexible and transparent non-alignment’ is the most suitable strategic option for Bangladesh.