India-Bangladesh Security

The recent visa-free travel and direct flight arrangements between Pakistan and Bangladesh are predicted to facilitate the movement of Pakistani ISI operatives into Bangladesh, leading to new security challenges for India's eastern and northeastern regions.

The newly established direct maritime trade route between Bangladesh (Dhaka/Chittagong/Mongla) and Pakistan (Karachi) is predicted to be misused for trafficking and smuggling drugs and weapons, which could then supply terrorists and insurgents and create security challenges for India.

Visa-free access and direct flights between Pakistan and Bangladesh could lead to increased ISI operative movement into Bangladesh, posing new security challenges for India's eastern and northeastern regions.

The direct maritime trade route between Dhaka/Karachi (Chittagong/Mongla ports) is predicted to be misused for trafficking drugs and weapons, leading to security challenges for India.