On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the main advisor to Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus. Both leaders met on the edge of the Bimstec summit in Bangkok, Thailand.
The two -sided meeting between these two leaders comes when diplomatic tensions cook between two nations after Yunus’ comments on the Indian northeast states during his recent visit to the annual Boao for Asia (BFA) in China.
India and Bangladesh also recorded tensions in ties because of the differences from the alleged focused on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and the Indian decision to grant Asyl Sheikh Hasin, the former Prime Minister Bangladesh. This is the first meeting between two leaders after Hasin’s release from the country last year.
The bilateral meeting comes after Dhak asked for a bilateral meeting on the bimtec of the summit to solve the differences. However, Modia’s schedule in Thailand did not mention the desired meeting.
Previously, both leaders were seen together in the Bengal initiative for dinner with more sector technical and economic cooperation (Bimstec) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Modi in Bangkok for Bimstec Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Bangkok to attend the 6th Summit Bimstec on Thursday morning.
Bimstec is an international organization of seven South Asian and Southeast Asia, which together employ 1.73 billion people and have a combined gross domestic product of $ 5.2 trillion (2023). Member States Bimstec – India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand – are dependent on the Gulf of Bengal.
India has recently aroused concerns about the temporary government’s implementation of attacks on Bangladeshi Hindu and other minorities, worsening law and order and the release of violent extremists from prison. Bangladesh increased the presence of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina In India. Bangladesh also submitted an application for extradition.
A formal request of Bangladesh
In September last year, Bangladesh submitted a formal request for a bilateral meeting of Modi-Yunus on the edge of the UN General Assembly in New York. PM Modi did not meet Yunus at that time.
Another problem between the two nations is the growing involvement of the Bangladeshi army with the armed forces of Pakistan, including inter-service intelligence (ISI). The head officials of ISI were part of the Pakistani military delegation who recently visited Bangladesh.
In early February, Minister of external affairs with Jaishankar He organized a meeting with the Bangladeshi advisor for foreign affairs Hossain on the Indian Ocean dormitory in Oman.
(Tagstotranslate) Modi meets Yunus
