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### What Situation in Bangladesh is "Normalcy" According to Narendra Modi?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden over the phone on Monday, August 26, discussing the current situation in Bangladesh. In a tweet following the conversation, Modi mentioned, "We discussed the situation in Bangladesh and emphasized the early restoration of normalcy, and ensuring the security of minorities in Bangladesh, especially Hindus."

However, the White House's statement on the Biden-Modi call did not mention any discussion regarding Bangladesh. This suggests that the Biden administration does not consider the Bangladesh issue significant enough to be included in its official statement. There could be two reasons for this:

1. The topic of Bangladesh was not part of the U.S. agenda during the conversation, possibly because the U.S. supports the interim government in Bangladesh and does not have any discomfort with the current situation there.
2. The topic of Bangladesh was not important enough to the Biden administration to be highlighted in the official White House statement.

Nevertheless, the part of the conversation regarding Bangladesh holds distinct significance for Indian Prime Minister Modi, which is why he mentioned it in his tweet. By carefully examining the language Modi used in his tweet, it becomes clear how the Indian government views the interim government in Bangladesh.

Modi emphasized the "early restoration of normalcy" in Bangladesh, indicating that he does not consider the current situation or the current government in Bangladesh as "normal." According to Modi, there needs to be a "restoration" of normalcy in Bangladesh, implying that the normal situation was what existed before August 5, 2024 [under the India-friendly leadership of Sheikh Hasina], and Modi wishes to restore that "normalcy" in Bangladesh.

It could be argued that by "restoration, " Modi is not referring to "the situation before August 5, 2024" or "Sheikh Hasina's rule" but is instead emphasizing the restoration of democratic and constitutional processes. In other words, Modi wants the restoration of democratic and constitutional processes in Bangladesh and is focusing on the restoration of normalcy in this context.

In that case, the question arises: Why did India support the unilateral and blatantly rigged elections in Bangladesh, and why didn't it consider the presence of democratic and constitutional processes in Bangladesh as normalcy? What kind of normalcy did India see in the 2014 election, where more than half of the parliamentary seats were won unopposed, allowing the government to be formed? What kind of normalcy was present in the 2018 election, where ballot boxes were filled in the dead of night and votes were stolen? What kind of normalcy was demonstrated in the 2024 election, where dummy candidates from the ruling party were used to rig the election? What kind of normalcy did India see in the hundreds of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and crossfires?

After supporting three highly abnormal elections under the Hasina government, why is India now giving so much importance to the so-called "normalcy" in Bangladesh? How diplomatically "normal" is it for Modi to provide asylum to ousted Prime Minister Hasina in India when the United States and the United Kingdom have both clearly refused to offer her asylum?

Modi expresses his desire for the so-called "normalcy" to be "restored" in Bangladesh within a certain timeframe. He emphasizes that this restoration should happen "early, " meaning he wants the current interim government in Bangladesh to step down "quickly" and be replaced by a government similar to the one before August 5.

On the other hand, the current interim government in Bangladesh, along with protesting students, citizens, the BNP, Jamaat, and various other segments of society, believe that there is no realistic scenario for the current interim government to "quickly" step down. They argue that the previous Hasina government destroyed the normalcy of all constitutional and democratic institutions in Bangladesh, and that the current interim government needs a reasonable amount of time to restore these sectors to their normal state.

Clearly, the expectations of the people of Bangladesh do not align with those of Modi, just as India's Bangladesh policy over the past 15 years has not aligned with the expectations of the Bangladeshi people. In other words, Modi's India continues to seek normalcy amidst abnormality in Bangladesh and appears intent on bringing back abnormality once again, contrary to the public's expectations.