DHAKA: Later this week, PM Modi is scheduled to embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, his first trip abroad after the pandemic struck. Ties between the two countries are unique and this year is very special for the bilateral relationship and for Bangladesh, says Vikram Doraiswami, India’s High Commissioner in Dhaka. This is the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On Thursday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar heads to Dhaka to finalise the agenda for Narendra Modi’s summit with Sheikh Hasina later this month (March 26th). It will be the first physical summit for Modi post-Covid and will kick off celebrations marking 50 years since Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan’s yoke. Jaishankar will […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s tough neighbourhood isn’t just about the permanent irritants—Pakistan and China—but also about countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka that keep giving anxious moments if not more. Be it Nepal’s dalliance with China, the ‘terminal’ trouble and growing Chinese presence in Sri Lanka or the fear of radicalization in Bangladesh, India needs to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Fifty years ago, the liberation struggle in East Pakistan, actively assisted by India’s military might, led to the creation of a separate nation—Bangladesh. Yesterday, on India’s 72nd Republic Day, a 122-member Bangladeshi military contingent led the parade; some of them were from units that fought in the liberation war. This was the third […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India came in for some praise from Bangladesh and also got a reality check from its junior foreign minister Shahriar Alam. At a webinar on Thursday, Alam, speaking from Dhaka, said the two countries are “witnessing a golden chapter in bilateral relations” with ties having matured but he also indulged in some plainspeak, […]Read More
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