# How India Lost the Neighborhood

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Podcast: [Grand Tamasha](https://stenobird.com/podcast/grand-tamasha-340012)
Published: 2026-02-11T02:00:00+00:00
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Over the past few years, South Asia has witnessed a striking wave of mass protests toppling governments and upending long-standing political arrangements in countries ranging from Bangladesh to Nepal and Sri Lanka. These upheavals are often explained in terms of domestic factors—such as corruption, economic mismanagement, and democratic backsliding. Muhib Rahman - a Perry World House Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and expert in intersection of international security, emerging technologies, and the politics of the Global South - and Milan discuss India’s illiberal hegemony in its neighborhood, the downturn in Bangladesh-India ties, and the enabling role of the United States.

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