Dhaka, April 24 -- The International Crisis Group has said diversifying ties would give Bangladesh more 'strategic autonomy' and allow it to navigate changing regional politics more effectively, stressing that Dhaka should avoid aligning too closely with any single country or bloc.

"Given intensifying major-power competition in the Indo-Pacific, it should avoid aligning too closely with any single country or bloc," said the Brussels-based organisation that sounds the alarm to prevent deadly conflict globally.

It will also help mitigate the domestic backlash that is linked to perceptions of overdependence on specific external partners, as seen in the anti-India sentiment that eroded support for the Hasina government, ICG said, noting tha...