Pakistan, April 28 -- India's decision to send Dinesh Trivedi, a former railway and health minister who joined the BJP in 2021, as high commissioner to Bangladesh is more than a diplomatic posting. It is New Delhi admitting that its Dhaka policy now needs political repair. A veteran from West Bengal is being sent into a capital where India's old certainties have been shaken by Sheikh Hasina's fall, Tarique Rahman's rise, China's deepening presence and Pakistan's limited but real opening.

Bangladesh is not waiting for sentimental speeches. It is looking for fuel, fertiliser, cotton, food security, industrial inputs, cheaper logistics and diplomatic space after a convulsive transition.

Dhaka has already sought increased Indian fuel and fe...