On Friday, April 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the main advisor to Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus during the Bimstec Summit in Thailand and advised him to avoid any rhetoric that creates negativity between the two countries. PM Modi’s advice to Muhammad Yunas comes when Bangladesh called the “only guardian of the ocean” in the region during his visit to China, while mentioning the northeast, rather controversial.
This was the first meeting of PM Modi with Muhammad Yunus, because the latter took over the power after the launch of exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Since then they have seen ties between India and Bangladesh – 1) over Delhi’s concerns that focus on Hindus, 2).
In relations, the recent roadblocks recorded after the controversial “northeast cognitive” notes of the Bangladesh chief advisor.
PM Modi’s advice: “Avoid rhetoric that spoils the environment”
Foreign Minister Vikram Misri said that PM Modi met with Bangladeshi Yunus in Bangkok, Thailand, and urged him to avoid any topics that could verify the environment while emphasizing concerns about the security and security of minorities in Bangladesh.
“PM Modi has repeated the support of India for democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive and inclusive Bangladesh. He emphasized the desire of prof. Yunus India to guide a positive and constructive relationship with Banglades,” Vikram Misri said.
“PM also urged that any rhetoric that verifies the environment.”
He also added: “On the boundary of strict enforcement and prevention of illegal border crossing, it is necessary to maintain security and security of border.
Controversial notes Muhammad Yunus
Bangladeshi main advisors said that seven northeastern states of India are a “inland” region and have no way to reach the ocean and Bangladesh is “only the guardian of the ocean” in the region, “This could be a huge opportunity and expanding the Chinese economy”.
“Seven Indian states, the eastern part of India, are called seven nurses. They are an inland Indian area. They have no way to reach an ocean,” he said.
(Tagstotranslate) northeast landlocked
