Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Bangladesh’s Interim Adviser at the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok on April 4 has caused some controversy, as could have been expected, given our experience of our previous meetings at the level of Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries. Bangladeshi press briefings after these meetings have focused on listing contentious issues with India, addressing Bangladeshi demands and refuting India’s concerns. The aim is to convey that Bangladesh is standing up to India to reflect the new mood in the country towards its neighbour. The atmosphere in India-Bangladesh relations has deteriorated sharply after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. It is widely accepted that the Jamaat-e-Islami is now wielding real power in Bangladesh. These forces are behind the assault on Mujibur Rehman’s legacy, drafting a new Bangladesh constitution, the push for an Islamic state, the overtures to Pakistan, the attacks on Hindus and other minorities, the hostility against India, and so on. The ‘Revolution’ Yunus’s close advisers are Islamists and have a grip on him, as was dramatically evident when at the Clinton Foundation event …