Why Bangladesh’s China-Funded Pekua Submarine Base Will Prove To Be A Migraine For India

Damien Symon, who goes by the ID ‘detrestfa’ on the social media platform X, last month released a satellite image of a dry dock developed at the China-built base in Bangladesh.

One of the Ming-class submarines bought by Bangladesh from China. ( Image Source :X/@theBDnavy )

With Sri Lanka denying Chinese spy ships permission to dock at its naval port, India might have got a temporary  reprieve. But another of India’s land and maritime neighbours, Bangladesh, is going to be a bigger concern for New Delhi. The latest satellite imagery – showing a dry dock on a submarine base being built by China at Pekua in Cox’s Bazar – has drawn the attention of the strategic community, not only in India but all over the Indo-Pacific. Even so, a poll