Anas Ansar

Love, as innocent as one can imagine, folds into new political contestation in the ongoing divisive politics dominating Bangladesh-India relations.

Algorithms amplify content that provokes anger, fear and tribal solidarity. In the context of a border dispute, this creates ideal conditions for ultra-nationalist narratives to flourish.

On May 24, three Bangladeshis were killed in landmine explosions near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari.

In the aftermath of the 2026 West Bengal election, a familiar pattern has re-emerged across sections of Indian media and so-called secular civil society: the attempt to explain BJP’s sweeping success through the “Bangladesh factor.”