Vinod Khosla, an American-Indian businessman and venture capitalist, has said they should all be rooting for Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to continue making progress in this important interim role, because, he thinks, Bangladesh reaching its potential is in India’s best interest.
“His early successes in this role augur well for the future of Bangladesh, and a successful Bangladesh is more likely to be a strong ally of India than a failing one,” Khosla said in opinion piece which was originally published by wire.in titled “With Yunus at the Helm, Bangladesh Reaching its Potential is in India’s Best Interest.”
As a proud American and son of India, Khosla said he looks with hope at the exciting possibilities surrounding Prof Yunus’s leadership of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh-India relations witnessed tensions in recent days with the presence of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in India while the ICT recently issued an arrest warrant against her and her former cabinet colleagues.
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has told reporters recently that the government of Bangladesh definitely wants a good and strong relationship with India but it is important in any relationship that the both sides “listen” to each other and “understand” each other.
Three days after Hasina fled the country on August 5, Prof Yunus was sworn in as Bangladesh’s interim government head.
“Yunus, whom I consider a friend and have known for decades, accepted that post at the insistence of the student leaders who were at the forefront of the student-led struggle,” said Khosla who is in awe of what Yunus has accomplished in his life.
In September, he joined 198 global leaders including 92 Nobel laureates in a letter to the people of Bangladesh and people of goodwill around the world.
“We are excited to see Professor Yunus finally free to work for the uplift of the entire country, especially the most marginalisd, a calling he has pursued with great vigor and success across six decades (sic).”
Khosla adds “In September, I joined 198 global leaders including 92 Nobel laureates in a letter to the people of Bangladesh and people of goodwill around the world.”
“We are excited to see Professor Yunus finally free to work for the uplift of the entire country, especially the most marginalisd, a calling he has pursued with great vigor and success across six decades (sic).”
His early successes in this role augur well for the future of Bangladesh, and a successful Bangladesh is more likely to be a strong ally of India than a failing one. We should all be rooting for Yunus to continuing making progress in this important interim role, because Bangladesh reaching its potential is in India’s best interest.
