The Indian government has not responded to Bangladesh’s proposal for an interaction between the current interim government chief Yunus and Prime Minister of India, Modi during the United Nation’s General Assembly session in New York later this month, sources said. The decision has not been made yet, but the meeting does not appear to be likely in the near future after some recent comments made by Yunus that were met with a negative reception in New Delhi, the sources said, citing anonymity.
The Bangladeshi government has officially demanded the arrangement of a meeting between Yunus and Modi as both of them are likely to attend the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York this week. However, the Indian side has not fixed the schedule of Modi to attend bilateral meetings at the event; hence, the request remained undecided.
Adding to the confusion are statements that Yunus made in an interview with Indian media, where he called former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her activities while she was in exile in India as ‘counter revolutionary’. Yunus also pointed out that Bangladesh could ask India to extradite her and accused India of tilting towards Hasina’s Awami League party, labeling all opposition parties and their supporters as “Islamist. ”
The Bangladeshi side claimed to have told India the following to the Modi government: Hasina, who sought asylum in India after she stepped down on August 5, should quit politics. India has not officially responded to the remarks made by Yunis until now, but it appears that such comments have a negative impact on the relations between the two countries.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has not reacted to this issue and has not given any opinion on the effect on Hasina, saying that it is merely speculative, which means India has not received any extradition warrant for Hasina as of now.
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