Bangladesh is a country with approximately 130 million people squeezed into a territory of only about 55,598 square miles (147,570 square kilometres). With the exception of Hongkong and Singapore Bangladesh is the world's most densely populated country. It became an independent country in 1971 after a bitter nine months war (March-Dec ‘71) with Pakistan and became a member of the UN in 1974. The book is built around three themes: how foreign policy is made, the ...