With the Awami League government hitting the Islamist formations decisively during its tenure, the Islamists and their BNP backers are determined to make one last attempt to derail the polls.
With the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), the biggest right-wing party of Bangladesh, declared illegal by the Dhaka High Court, the country now confronts a rising challenge to stem escalating violence as elections approach
India's present diplomacy, based principally on domestic politics, and relations with the US, will wholly undermine a diminishing influence in Sri Lanka to the inevitable detriment of both New Delhi and Colombo.