General in the east

Headline: General in the east
Newspaper/publication: The Indian Express
Topic: Defence/Foreign Policy
Date: 25 Feb 2008
The week-long India sojourn of General Moeen U. Ahmed, the army chief of Bangladesh, is doubly
significant. For one, it is the first ever visit by an army chief of Bangladesh to India. Since the
assassination of its founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 1975, four years after New Delhi helped
liberate the nation, the army in Bangladesh has tended to be an institutional opponent of cordial
relations with India. The very fact that Moeen has chosen to travel to India opens the door for a
productive engagement between the security forces of the two countries. The Indian army’s gift of six
thoroughbred horses to Moeen is hopefully a symbol of South Block’s …..
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