New Delhi, March 12 -- In the first two months of 2026, India's eastern neighbourhood underwent two significant political transitions. In Dhaka, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Tarique Rahman secured a commanding parliamentary majority, winning 212 seats. In Naypyidaw, the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party achieved a landslide victory, consolidating the armed forces' hold over Myanmar's political system. While the two transitions differ in character, both represent moments of institutional recalibration with significant regional consequences.

New Delhi tends to interpret such shifts primarily through the lens of stability- whether violence in Myanmar will subside, whether Bangladesh's governance will stabilis...