Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), in its recent decision, has awarded a death sentence and life imprisonment on different accounts, including βcrimes against humanity,β to the countryβs former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. This has been followed up by a formal request of Bangladeshβs interim government to India for the extradition of the convicted, as she has been in exile in India since the popular uprising against her government last year. While India has not commented clearly on the request, it is likely to respond negatively. This is not only because India may invoke specific clauses within the India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty (2013) that allow a state to deny extradition on political grounds, but also because of its deliberate foreign policy and strategic cultural choices.
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