Dhaka is eyeing a clean government: Ex-IPS officer Shantanu Mukharji

Mukherji explains the political and geostrategic implications of Sheikh Hasina's victory in Bangladesh

Shantanu Mukharji is from the Indian Police Service who has served in Dhaka and is a security analyst. In this interview with Aditi Phadnis, he explains the political and geostrategic implications of Sheikh Hasina’s victory in Bangladesh. Edited excerpts:

Sheikh Hasina has won the Bangladesh elections again, despite anti-incumbency, croneyism and undeniable corruption. What are the changes we should expect to see in policy, so that these concerns are addressed in her new term?

Sheikh Hasina with a fresh mandate with an unprecedented majority, will start her fresh innings with a signal to voters that she would now pursue a policy of