The political shift in Bangladesh and the evolving security situation in eastern parts of India have highlighted concerns about the trajectory of Islamist radical movement in the region. The name of Jashimuddin Rahmani, who has been described as the ideological face of the banned militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’, continues to unsettle counterterrorism circles.
The emerging pattern of Bangladesh’s internal political dynamics highlights the traditional security dilemma in South Asia’s geopolitics in which regime change leads to strategic concerns because porous frontiers allow ideologically motivated networks to reconfigure.
