Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Islamabad, Pakistan - The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) commanding victory in Bangladesh's parliamentary election marks not only a political watershed for the South Asian nation, but also a potential recalibration of regional power dynamics across India, Pakistan and China.

For decades, South Asia's security logic has been grounded on land: the Line of Control in Kashmir, disputed borders, and crises that almost invariably began on land.