Khalilur Rahman, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister met ministers Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Singh Puri Wednesday. On Tuesday, Rahman had a one-hour long meeting with NSA Ajit Doval.
The difference in labelling Khalilur Rahman’s visit, while subtle, indicates respective domestic sensibilities. While major outcomes remain to be seen, the focus is on discussing all issues, from water to trade.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s two-day visit to New Delhi this week, along with a high-powered delegation, is being hailed as a ‘major diplomatic breakthrough’.
Khalilur Rahman's visit is first by a Bangladeshi foreign minister since 2024. Rahman is set to be accompanied by Humayun Kabir, the prime minister’s adviser on foreign affairs.
Visit by Rahman set to be first by a Bangladeshi foreign minister to New Delhi since former PM Hasina's ouster. India & Bangladesh are working to stabilise ties following a period of turbulence.
High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah, in address on 56th Independence Day of Bangladesh, termed Dhaka-New Delhi ties as ‘unique, multi-dimensional’, with ‘common developmental aspiration’.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
New Delhi activates cross-border Friendship Pipeline to rush 5,000 metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to northern Bangladesh in a measure to ease Dhaka's fuel crunch.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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