Bangladesh Keen To Join Saudi-Pak-Turkey Defence Alliance, Says PM's Top Aide

[Mr X]

Your country military is ABYSMAL. I’m sure your 2 or 3 small naval ships and a 50 year old out of date planes tanks will save us.

Technically, Bangladesh has a larger economy than Pakistan and could afford to modernise its military more rapidly. Unlike Pakistan, it does not have to sustain an army of around 650,000 personnel, allowing it to maintain a better balance between quality and quantity.

Ultimately, it depends on whether Bangladesh wants to become a major military power or prioritise economic strength. So far, Bangladesh appears to have made the right choice by focusing on developing its economy.

Bangladesh’s geography is also highly advantageous. If it were to join the Makkah Pact, its strategic location could potentially make it valuable to Pakistan in deterring India. From a purely geographical perspective, Bangladesh could be more strategically useful to Pakistan than Saudi Arabia or Türkiye, although that is not intended to cast doubt on the goodwill or intentions of our existing allies.

I will be happy to see to see Makkah pact expanding to Bangladesh and Egypt and then freeze the nations from joining further for the next 5-20 years so that we can increase military collaboration between these nations first. Bangladesh has a population of 170 million+. So they will be able to supply manpower just like Pakistan.

 

[Ali_Baba]

There is absolutely no chance you are running the foreign ministry at any of three countries. So I wouldn't worry about it.

It makes no sense for the pact to include Bangladesh right now, it is a military basket case with no strategic or military value add. Why military capability does Bangladesh bring to the table ??

 

[Ali_Baba]

Not It won't. But that's beside the point.
Syria can't save anyone either. But Turkiye want Syria in.

Syria is actively focused on building and rebuilding its military, there is significant progress being made there. They are starting from a lower base, but Syria will end up with a far more capable military than Bangladesh in a few years at their rate. Let's not kid ourselves here. Syria is of more strategic interest than Bangladesh to the pact.

 

[Indos]

It makes no sense for the pact to include Bangladesh right now, it is a military basket case with no strategic or military value add. Why military capability does Bangladesh bring to the table ??

BD has 200 million people, their troops are critical, and the pact is also good for deterrent for BD to both India and Myanmar threat

 

[retaxis]

I think Bangladesh should go for drone technology whether its fpv drones, drones like the shahed or more advanced drones warfare like gj-11s. Trying to go toe to toe with indian airforce requires spending tens of billions in jet fighters, awacs, radars, anti air defence etc and much of it could be lost in the first few days of the war.

Better to do the Ukraine formula to grind down the enemy in a high casualty style war fighting where the arena is full of trenches, land mines, barbed wire, fpv drones, metal nettings protect from drones, inflatable fake decoy weapon systems and of course a lot of camouflage as well. Ukraine show this method without air superiority can work against a much larger force with more tanks, artillery, apcs, ifvs etc.

 

[Ali_Baba]

BD has 200 million people, their troops are critical, and the pact is also good for deterrent for BD to both India and Myanmar threat

Yes, large country. But, their troops are not critical. BD brings no military deterrence value to the founding members of Pakistan, Saudi and Turkiye. Not even to Pakistan vs India. What is the BD military going to do against India? Line up and fire "spit balls" at them???