FS Misri Meets Bangladesh Interim Govt Head Yunus, Says India Wants ‘Constructive’ Ties
India-Bangladesh Ties: India and Bangladesh held wide-ranging talks Monday during the visit of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who called on the Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, apart from meeting Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin.
Misri’s meetings with the Bangladesh leadership mark the first high-level visit from New Delhi to Dhaka after the recent public unrest and political turmoil that led to the fall of the Awami League government under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August. Hasina eventually took refuge in India. Ties between India and Bangladesh have taken a major hit in the aftermath of the turmoil.
The interaction on Monday could be seen as easing of tensions between the two close neighbo...