“India Out”: What this campaign means for South Asian neighbours

Profound social and political shifts are taking place in South Asia as anti-Indian sentiment grows throughout the region, seen most strongly in Bangladesh and Maldives. Both countries have been gripped by recent “India Out” campaigns, resulting in boycotts of Indian products in Bangladesh, and of Indian tourists avoiding travel to the Maldives. Such campaigns have the potential to reduce India’s role as the principal security provider in the region, and feed into wider competition with China.

India’s “Neighbourhood-First Policy”…