The word used to describe Bangladesh’s electoral situation is “precious.” Bangladesh must protect this “hard-won” democracy, we are told. If it doesn’t, Bangladesh itself might fall. South Asia could destabilize. The subtext, if we allow ourselves to read between the lines: Bangladesh’s democracy is important not because democracy is valuable in and of itself, but because it conforms to India’s strategic preferences.
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