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India Says It Had No Alternative but to Admit Hasina
Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh during a time of turmoil in August 2024.
Her aircraft then arrived in Delhi.
India’s envoy, Dinesh Trivedi, said India had not expected her arrival.
He said the plane was Bangladeshi military aircraft, not an Indian military aircraft.
Trivedi said Hasina was still Bangladesh’s prime minister at the time.
He said India had little choice but to let the plane land.
Bangladesh has asked India to send Hasina back to face legal proceedings.
Trivedi said the two countries’ legal systems are examining the issue.
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said India was unprepared when Sheikh Hasina’s aircraft arrived in August 2024.
Trivedi said India had “no alternative” or “hardly any choice” but to allow the aircraft to land in Delhi.
He said Hasina was still Bangladesh’s prime minister and travelled on a Bangladeshi military aircraft, not an Indian military aircraft.
Trivedi said refusing landing permission could have led to a completely different situation amid Bangladesh’s turmoil and violence.
Bangladesh has sought Hasina’s extradition; Trivedi said the countries’ legal systems are examining the relevant procedures.
- Who
- Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi discussed Sheikh Hasina’s arrival in India and Bangladesh’s extradition request.
- What
- Trivedi said India was unprepared but allowed Hasina’s aircraft to land, and said legal procedures are being examined.
- Where
- Trivedi made the remarks in Dhaka; Hasina’s aircraft landed in Delhi.
- When
- Hasina left Bangladesh in August 2024; Trivedi spoke at the Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026.
- Why
- Trivedi said India had little choice amid Bangladesh’s rapidly developing crisis and that refusing landing permission could have changed events.
India’s account
Bangladesh’s position
Hasina’s landing and extradition
India’s account
Trivedi said India was unprepared and had little choice but to allow Hasina’s aircraft to land; he said legal procedures are being examined.
Bangladesh’s position
Bangladesh has repeatedly sought Hasina’s extradition, including through its government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Bangladesh’s foreign relations
India’s account
Trivedi said Bangladesh can decide its own foreign relations and that India does not seek to interfere in its internal affairs.
Bangladesh’s position
The articles report Bangladesh’s extradition demand but do not give a separate response to Trivedi’s remarks on non-interference.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Dinesh Trivedi, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
- Person discussed
- Sheikh Hasina, former Bangladesh prime minister
- Departure
- Hasina left Bangladesh in August 2024 amid political turmoil and violence
- Aircraft
- Trivedi said Hasina travelled on a Bangladeshi military aircraft, not an Indian military aircraft
- India’s account
- Trivedi said India was unprepared and had “no alternative” or “hardly any choice” but to allow the aircraft to land
- Extradition request
- Bangladesh first formally requested Hasina’s extradition in December 2024; the demand has continued
- Event
- Trivedi spoke at the Bay of Bengal Conversation in Dhaka, organised by the Centre for Governance Studies
Quotes
Dinesh Trivedi
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
“The military aircraft came to India… India was not prepared. I was watching on television, and the scroll was coming that she was going to some other country. At that point, Hasinaji was still the prime minister of Bangladesh.”
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thestatesman.com
“It so happened because of the tragic circumstances in Bangladesh during that time. We hope and pray that should never happen, where innocent people get killed, doesn’t matter in which part of the world.”
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Sources
Sheikh Hasina’s Arrival in India Was 'Unexpected', Indian Military Had No Role, Says Indian Envoy in Dhaka
‘Hardly any choice’: India envoy Dinesh Trivedi reveals what happened when Sheikh Hasina’s aircraft sought landing
‘No alternative’: Dinesh Trivedi explains why India allowed Sheikh Hasina to land in Delhi
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