Bangladesh in the USA-China-India Triangle: Can Strategic Autonomy Survive Amidst Strategic Rivalries?

Bangladesh is navigating a complex geopolitical landscape shaped by the strategic rivalries of the United States, China, and India. Amid shifting alliances and rising external pressures, Dhaka faces the critical challenge of preserving its strategic autonomy through diversified partnerships and prudent diplomacy. Success will depend on Bangladesh’s ability to leverage its geographic and economic strengths while managing great-power competition without becoming a proxy.

BIPSS Research Associate Mohosina Mostofa Mity urged in this commentary that Bangladesh must adopt a balanced, forward-looking foreign policy that safeguards national sovereignty, promotes economic resilience, and strategically hedges among competing powers to emerge as a confident regional actor in the evolving Indo-Pacific order.