Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar might meet his Bangladesh counterpart Touhid Hossain subsequent week, as each side stay in contact diplomatically to finalise the proposed assembly on the sidelines of the UN Common Meeting (UNGA) in New York. Jaishankar is anticipated to make use of the assembly to underscore the necessity to rapidly restore legislation and order within the nation, specific concern over the risk to minorities, significantly Hindus, whereas additionally reaffirming India’s dedication to work with a democratic and peaceable Bangladesh regardless of the latest tensions in ties.
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Jaishankar-Hossain talks will seemingly be the primary high-level, in-person engagement between India and the interim authorities in Dhaka because the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. India has up to now not formally dominated out a gathering between PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus but it surely seems to be unlikely apparently due to scheduling constraints.
Modi will handle the UN Summit of the Future on September 23 and depart for India the identical day. Jaishankar, nonetheless, might be in New York to ship India’s nationwide assertion on the UNGA on September 28.
The assembly might be carefully adopted to additionally see what points Hossain raises with India. Each Hossain and Yunus have recommended that Bangladesh desires Hasina extradited however Dhaka has to do a variety of paperwork earlier than approaching India with an official extradition request. Nevertheless, with key political events just like the BNP additionally in search of Hasina’s extradition, her prolonged keep in India is unlikely to assist India’s efforts to get the connection again on to a fair keel.
The Indian authorities has additionally taken notice of a number of the “unhelpful’’ remarks made by just a few of the highest functionaries of the interim authorities, beginning with Yunus himself. The chief advisor has twice stated that the problem about assaults on minorities are exaggerated, calling upon India to not stay captivated by the “narrative that portrays each different political occasion besides Awami League as Islamist’’ or that Bangladesh is secure with solely Hasina on the helm.
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India can be cautious of the interim authorities’s efforts to, as Hossain stated in an interview this week, construct a standard relationship with Pakistan after Hasina’s exit. Yunus has sought a revival of SAARC, which stays stalled due to India’s opposition to cross-border terrorism, and reviews from Dhaka say he’s more likely to have a bilateral assembly with Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif in New York subsequent week.
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Jaishankar-Hossain talks will seemingly be the primary high-level, in-person engagement between India and the interim authorities in Dhaka because the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. India has up to now not formally dominated out a gathering between PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus but it surely seems to be unlikely apparently due to scheduling constraints.
Modi will handle the UN Summit of the Future on September 23 and depart for India the identical day. Jaishankar, nonetheless, might be in New York to ship India’s nationwide assertion on the UNGA on September 28.
The assembly might be carefully adopted to additionally see what points Hossain raises with India. Each Hossain and Yunus have recommended that Bangladesh desires Hasina extradited however Dhaka has to do a variety of paperwork earlier than approaching India with an official extradition request. Nevertheless, with key political events just like the BNP additionally in search of Hasina’s extradition, her prolonged keep in India is unlikely to assist India’s efforts to get the connection again on to a fair keel.
The Indian authorities has additionally taken notice of a number of the “unhelpful’’ remarks made by just a few of the highest functionaries of the interim authorities, beginning with Yunus himself. The chief advisor has twice stated that the problem about assaults on minorities are exaggerated, calling upon India to not stay captivated by the “narrative that portrays each different political occasion besides Awami League as Islamist’’ or that Bangladesh is secure with solely Hasina on the helm.
Additionally learn: Dhaka on Hasina’s stay in Delhi: ‘Everything doesn’t go by law’
India can be cautious of the interim authorities’s efforts to, as Hossain stated in an interview this week, construct a standard relationship with Pakistan after Hasina’s exit. Yunus has sought a revival of SAARC, which stays stalled due to India’s opposition to cross-border terrorism, and reviews from Dhaka say he’s more likely to have a bilateral assembly with Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif in New York subsequent week.
