Bangladesh on a New Journey Moving Beyond the Regional Identity

This volume contributes to understanding Bangladesh's growth story as it celebrates five decades of independence. The fastest growing South Asian state is being recognised by world powers as an important partner and model case study with increasing global relevance. Sreeradha Datta reviews many of Bangladesh's critical bilateral relationships, as well as its expanding influence in the region and world beyond, enabling an understanding of how the country's potential avenues for expansion complements and informs its foreign policy aims. The volume has a mixture of thematic and bilateral chapters, and includes the active Bangladeshi diaspora population and its influence on the country's unfolding narrative. Datta features the viewpoints of key Bangladeshi policy makers; expert takes on how the world is engaging with Bangladesh; and covers the growing salience of Bangladesh's foreign policy, reflecting its new acquired economic status.