Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Tariq Rahman meets Trivedi, RAW chief flies to Dhaka
India and Bangladesh are neighbors that have not always been friendly.
Recently, the leaders of both countries decided to talk to each other again.
The new leader of Bangladesh, Tariq Rahman, met India's top diplomat in Dhaka.
At almost the same time, India's spy chief visited Bangladesh to talk about keeping people safe.
These meetings happened after Bangladesh became friends with China and Pakistan, which worried India.
Bangladesh also wants to make new agreements with India.
India's leader in Bangladesh says a good relationship is a win for everyone.
The former leader of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, said she wants to come back in December, which made some people in Bangladesh upset.
Many countries, including the United States, are watching what happens next.
The meetings show that the two countries are trying to be friendly again.
This is good news for people who live in both countries.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tariq Rahman met Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi in Dhaka, the first high-level engagement in months.
RAW chief Rajeev Jain flew to Dhaka on Sunday with a senior delegation for talks with Bangladesh's intelligence establishment.
Rahman is expected to send travel plans for the September BRICS summit in New Delhi, where he is invited as BIMSTEC chair.
Sheikh Hasina announced she intends to travel to Dhaka in December, causing consternation in Dhaka's political circles.
Bangladesh signed construction deals with China in June and held talks with Pakistan to buy 16-48 JF-17 Block III combat aircraft, irking India.
- Who
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, and RAW chief Rajeev Jain
- What
- High-level diplomatic and intelligence meetings aimed at thawing India-Bangladesh relations
- When
- Monday, with RAW chief Rajeev Jain flying into Dhaka on Sunday afternoon
- Where
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Why
- To stabilise relations amid Indian and Western concerns over terror regrouping, Bangladesh's China-Pakistan overtures, and Sheikh Hasina's planned return
India and Western allies' perspective
Bangladesh BNP government's perspective
Bangladesh's ties with China and Pakistan
India and Western allies' perspective
India is irked by construction projects China signed near the Indian border and by Bangladesh's talks to buy Pakistani JF-17 jets, seeing both as red flags.
Bangladesh BNP government's perspective
Dhaka has been playing the China and Pakistan cards to pressurise New Delhi into granting concessions, while needing to wrap up treaties with India.
Islamic terror regrouping in Bangladesh
India and Western allies' perspective
Gor reportedly conveyed Indian and Western concerns over the regrouping of Islamic terror groups and the release of terrorism-related detainees during the Yunus interim administration.
Bangladesh BNP government's perspective
The article presents Dhaka as responding to a convergence of pressures, with stabilising relations with New Delhi becoming an immediate necessity.
Sheikh Hasina's planned return
India and Western allies' perspective
Hasina announced she intends to travel to Dhaka in December regardless of the consequences.
Bangladesh BNP government's perspective
Her announcement caused consternation in Dhaka's political circles and an angry official press release, though no official diplomatic spat resulted.
- Bangladesh PM
- Tariq Rahman
- Indian High Commissioner
- Dinesh Trivedi
- RAW chief
- Rajeev Jain
- Meeting location
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- BRICS summit
- September, New Delhi
- Pakistan fighter jet deal talks
- 16-48 JF-17 Block III aircraft
- Hasina's planned return
- December
- US Ambassador involved
- Sergio Gor