The US has warned that there is a move to create an Islamic caliphate in Bangladesh as a threat to India. The US intelligence chief’s reference to the ‘Islamic caliphate’ regarding the crisis in Bangladesh is currently the subject of much discussion. The outline includes India in this vast caliphate. It is shocking news that the entire region will be included in the envisioned Bangladesh caliphate.
US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard said the long-standing and tragic persecution and killings of religious minorities, including Hindus, Buddhists and Christians, are disturbing. Bangladesh is a key area of concern for the US government, President Trump and his administration, US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard said. She said the United States is deeply concerned about the situation in Bangladesh.
The unrest in Bangladesh could spill over to other countries. The region is more volatile than Pakistan. There are major concerns about persecution of religious minorities. The Trump administration is focused and committed to defeating “Islamic terrorism” globally, said Tulsi Gabbard, the United States’ director of national intelligence. She added that the new cabinet under Donald Trump has begun talks with the interim government in Bangladesh. But it remains a focal point of concern.
The ideology of an “Islamic Caliphate” is the obstacle to the Bangladesh talks. At the core of them is the idea of a caliphate. She also spoke in her statements about how extremist elements and terrorist groups globally are aiming for such an outcome. “The threat of Islamic terrorists and the global effort of different terrorist groups are based on the same ideology and goal. That is, they aim to establish an Islamic Caliphate and rule the world. That clearly affects people of any religion other than the one they find acceptable. Islamic terrorists try to implement this through terrorism and through very violent ways and means. All religious groups must be vigilant to identify and defeat such an ideology and “eradicate radical Islamic terrorism.” Mrs. Gabbard went on to say that Donald Trump is determined in this regard.
