Bangladesh: Yunus aide threatens India amid Pak tensions, Warns of…
Bangladesh provokes India once again. A retired Bangladeshi general, who is also a close aide of interim advisor with Muhammad Yunus, claimed that Bangladesh should invade and occupy India's northeastern states if India attacks Pakistan amid heightened tensions over the Pahalgam terror attack. The Yunus aide also sought for a Bangladesh-China axis to occupy the seven sisters' region. This is not the first time Bangladesh has provoked India over the north-east region.
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