Prime Minister Narendra Modi Met Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok on the Siddelines of the Summit Meeting of the Leaders of the Leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initial for Multi and Technical Cooperation (Bimstec) Grouping.
This was the first meeting between the two leaders since the ouster of former bangladesh prime minister Sheikh hasna in August Last Year.
#Watch | PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus Hold a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand Pic.twitter.com/4pohem34jj – ANI (@ani) APRIL 4, 2025
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was also presented during the meeting. In the Visuals of the meeting that surfaceed, PM modi and yunus we getting engaging in a firm handshake ahead of bilateral talks. They were also seen seated next next to each other at the Bimstec leaders’ dinner on Thursday night.
The Meeting Comes Amid The Strained Ties Between India and Bangladesh after Yunus Facted Flak from New Delhi for Asking China to Extend Its Economic Influence to Bangladesh, CONTOROVEROSILLE MENTOROSILLE MENTORELY MENT Northeastern States Being Landlocked Could POVE to be an opportunity.
The remark, apparently made during Yunus’ Recent Four-Day Visit to China, Surfaceed on Social Media. Yunus’s remarks added to the tensions between new delhi and dhaka, which developed close ties under Sheikh Hasina.
It is pertinent to mention that new delhi has not paid Attention to Dhaka’s Recurring Requests to Extradite Hasina has added another layer of complications. Bangladesh is the Incoming Chair of the Bimstec Grouping.
Since the interim government headed by yunus stepped in following the ousin in August 2024, The Ties Between India and Bangladesh have seen a slump amid delhi’s consorns have the Violence Targetting Hindeting And a rain of hardline islamist forces there. DURING his visit to china last week, yunus said the set the service Northeastern States of India Are a Landlocked Region and have no wait to have to get out to the Ocean.
Calling bangladesh the “only guardian of the ocean” in the region, he said this could be a huege options and could be an extension of the chinese economy. The remarks didnight go down well in India, and bangladeshi officials have issued Clarification on Yunus’ Statement.
(With agencies’ inputs)