Hasina’s conviction for crimes against humanity is testing India-Bangladesh ties

Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent

LightRocket via Getty Images NEW DELHI, INDIA - 2022/09/06: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (R) speaks to the media during the ceremonial reception with Narendra Modi standing nearby at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Sheikh Hasina was on a four-day visit to India. Indian Prime Minister Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina discuss issues related to Defence, Trade, and connectivity. India and Bangladesh are likely to sign pacts on water sharing on the Kushiyara River, training and IT cooperation in Railways, Science, and Space. (Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)LightRocket via Getty Images

For India, few friendships have been as strategically valuable – and as politically costly – as its long embrace of Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina.

During 15 years in power she…

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