| dc.description.abstract | The return of the languages such as great power game, alliance politics, Cold
War 2.0, and realpolitik in the Indo-Pacific geopolitical and geostrategic
literature is an apt reminder that the Indo-Pacific region has emerged as a critical
pivot that will determine international peace and stability in the coming years.
Emerging and transition economies constantly face foreign policy and national
security dilemmas as global politics increasingly become bipolar. The US and
China are critical stakeholders in the region, and countries like Bangladesh are
pushed to pursue an act of balancing between these two powers. Stability in
Myanmar, the Bay of Bengal, and post-pandemic economic growths are the
critical determinants for Bangladesh’s strategic and foreign policy stances
toward two sets of structures - the US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Chinese
led BRI. Bangladesh’s version of the Indo-Pacific engagement henceforth is
determined by continuity-discontinuity debates in terms of the US’s IPS and
economic reliability and supply chain stability discourse that makes the Chinese
economy a critical part of Bangladesh’s development. | en_US |
