Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India could take place once an appropriate environment is created based on mutual trust, confidence, respect for sovereignty, diplomatic dialogue and a dignified invitation, his foreign affairs adviser Humayun Kabir said.
The domestic mood in Bangladesh, with the escalation of anti-Hasina sentiments, remains a major issue in Bangladesh politics and relations with India, and Rahman’s government does not want to risk being seen as being soft on Hasina.
However, India has clarified that the government had nothing to do with the event and did not endorse the views expressed at the event. The domestic mood in Bangladesh, with the escalation of anti-Hasina sentiments, remains a major issue in Bangladesh politics and relations with India, and Rahman’s government does not want to risk being seen as being soft on Hasina. Which is why the BNP government wants to send a message that on the Sheikh Hasina issue, it is pushing the envelope with India, even at the cost of important bilateral ties. We need to meet.
Because of the furore in Bangladesh over former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s interaction with the press at an event organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi on August 5, this comes after plans for a possible bilateral visit this week were eventually dropped.
Kabir said Bangladesh has adopted a policy of not rushing into such a visit without clearly defined national interests. “The possibility of the Prime Minister visiting India ahead of the upcoming BRICS Summit remains slim unless an appropriate environment is created based on consensus between the two countries on specific issues and a dignified invitation,” Kabir added. Speaking at an event organised at the Indian High Commission earlier this week for a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) delegation, India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi said, “Prime Minister Modi just mentioned one thing. And you can tell them on my behalf that you have the prime minister of India’s assurance that when the honourable prime minister of Bangladesh visits India, he will have such an honourable reception as he deserves,” he said. Earlier reporting noted: Chances of Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s visit to India ‘very slim’, says top aide The chances of a visit to India by Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman before the Brics Summit are “very slim” and the issue will depend on a “change in the mindset” of the Indian leadership, a top aide of Rahman has said. There is no justification for a hasty summit visit beyond national interests,” he said in the interview published in Bengali. Earlier reporting noted: “Unless a suitable environment is created based on consensus between both countries on specific issues and a respectful invitation, the chances of the Prime Minister’s visit to India before the upcoming BRICS summit are very slim.”
Earlier reporting noted: “It is necessary to be sure what kind of relationship India wants to build with the elected government in Bangladesh with a mandate of two-thirds of the people.
