For the encyclopedia's purposes, Bangladesh is defined as the territory comprising ancient Eastern India, Bengal Subah, Shahi Bangalah,
Mughal Suba Bangla, Bengal Presidency,
Bengal Province, East Bengal, East Pakistan, and the independent Bangladesh, in historical succession.
It is crucial to understand that Balakot was a bilateral issue with
Pakistan while Pulwama was the national issue, Suba Chandra, professor of International Strategic &
Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, told IndiaSpend.