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RAW Chief Parag Jain Meets Bangladesh Defence Advisor Amid Reset
RAW Chief Parag Jain Meets Bangladesh Defence Advisor Amid Reset
RAW chief Parag Jain met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Defence Affairs Advisor, Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam, in Dhaka on Monday. The four-member Indian delegation, which included Ashwin Mukund…
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RAW chief Parag Jain met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Defence Affairs Advisor, Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam, in Dhaka on Monday. The four-member Indian delegation, which included Ashwin Mukund Kotnis, Rahul Negi and Shaibal Roy Chowdhury, also met Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and other agency chiefs, India Today reports, citing The Daily Star. A diplomatic source described the visit as routine, with such exchanges happening every other year.
The meeting comes amid strained ties after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, who now lives in India. Bangladesh has sought her extradition. Days before the visit, Hasina held a virtual presser from Delhi, rejecting the 2024 uprising as a planned regime change. Dhaka called the event an affront to its sovereignty. India said it had no role in hosting the event.
The Indian Opinion
The routine-tag on the RAW chief's visit sits uneasily with the timing, days after Sheikh Hasina’s presser and Bangladesh’s sharp protest. Each side is playing to its domestic gallery: Dhaka demands Hasina’s extradition; New Delhi insists on legal process. Both know the bilateral reset needs more than spy chief handshakes. The real test will be whether the extradition request moves from diplomatic note to judicial action, or stays frozen.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, indiatoday.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
