Archive · 7 Oct 2026
India Says Bangladesh Engagement Will Remain Positive and Forward-Looking
India says it wants to keep working with Bangladesh in a friendly and practical way.
It says cooperation should help people in both countries.
Indian official Randhir Jaiswal shared this message during a briefing.
Another Indian official, Dinesh Trivedi, spoke about former Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina coming to New Delhi.
He said her arrival was unexpected and that India’s military did not arrange her flight.
Trivedi said India accepted the situation as a neighboring country.
He also said legal systems were looking at matters between the two countries.
Bangladesh has asked India to extradite Hasina, including through a request made in December 2024.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said its engagement with Bangladesh would remain positive, constructive, and people-centered.
Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said discussions focus on practical cooperation, mutual growth, and prosperity.
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said Sheikh Hasina’s arrival in New Delhi was unexpected and that India’s military did not arrange her flight.
Trivedi said India accepted the situation as a neighboring country and noted that legal systems were examining bilateral legal matters.
Bangladesh’s interim administration submitted an extradition request in December 2024, and the administration of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman later renewed calls.
- Who
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, and Bangladesh’s administrations.
- What
- India reaffirmed its approach to engagement with Bangladesh; Trivedi also discussed Sheikh Hasina’s arrival in India and extradition requests.
- When
- The statements were made at a press briefing and at the Bay of Bengal Conversation; the first formal extradition request was submitted in December 2024.
- Where
- The press briefing was in New Delhi; Trivedi spoke at an event in Dhaka.
- Why
- India said it seeks cooperation for mutual growth and regional development; Bangladesh has sought Hasina’s extradition.
India’s account
Bangladesh’s extradition position
Sheikh Hasina’s arrival and extradition
India’s account
Dinesh Trivedi said Hasina’s arrival in New Delhi was unexpected, India’s military did not arrange her flight, and India accepted the situation as a neighbor.
Bangladesh’s extradition position
Bangladesh’s interim administration submitted a formal extradition request in December 2024, and the later administration of Tarique Rahman repeated calls for extradition.
Bilateral engagement
India’s account
India says it wants constructive, people-centered cooperation focused on mutual growth and prosperity.
Bangladesh’s extradition position
The article reports Bangladesh’s extradition requests but does not provide a broader account of its position on India’s overall engagement.
- India’s stated approach
- Positive, constructive, forward-looking engagement with a people-centric focus.
- Indian spokesperson
- Randhir Jaiswal, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson.
- High Commissioner cited
- Dinesh Trivedi, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
- Former prime minister discussed
- Sheikh Hasina.
- Initial extradition request
- Submitted by Bangladesh’s interim administration in December 2024.
- Later extradition calls
- The article says they were repeated by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s administration, which took office after the February 2026 general elections.
- Event in Dhaka
- Bay of Bengal Conversation, organised by the Centre for Governance Studies.