As Bangladesh goes to the polls on February 12, eighteen months after the ouster of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and subsequent worsening of India-Bangladesh ties, the question is whether the new government in Dhaka can usher a reset -- and address India's concerns about the expanding Chinese-Pakistani footprint in Bangladesh?

"India will shape Bangladesh's trajectory in more ways than China can because of geography. India respects Bangladesh as a regional power. Let's not inject China or Pakistan into the discussion, but treat ties to India on their own merits," says Ambassador Jitendra Nath Misra, India's former envoy to Portugal and currently Professor of Diplomatic Practice at O. P Jindal Global University, who also served in the Indian high commission in Dhaka.

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