Defence pact with India
The positive side of a defence pact is that a country signing the agreement with another larger country need not spend as much on its military anymore. For example, Canada has a defence pact with the US, so they spend a small percentage of their GDP on military expenditure. Instead, they invest in social welfare projects.
We hope that the Bangladesh government will henceforth cut down substantially on its military spending now that a defence pact is in place with India. They should channel the saved funds towards developing the health and education system, as well as other pressing social issues.
A.K.M. Ehsanul Haque
Dhaka
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