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    355 : Xi Jinping in Dhaka: Implications for South Asian Politics

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    18 October 2016

    Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Bangladesh (14-15 October 2016) is being assessed as a 'great success'. But the greatest success could be the potential of persuading India and China that, should these two major Asian protagonists collaborate for bringing progress and prosperity to the region of South Asia, this could lead to the fruition of the expression'win- win cooperation' which the leaders of the two countries are so prone to use but with so little to show for it in terms of achievement to-date.