Staff Reporter:
India wants its ties with Bangladesh to move in a ‘positive direction’ and bilateral relations to do well for the people of the two nations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said.
New Delhi’s approach with Dhaka has been positive, Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the MEA said during a regular weekly press conference on Friday, reports Indian media.
He also spoke on the recent summoning of the Dhaka envoy by New Delhi and reiterated India’s commitment to ensuring a crime-free border with Bangladesh.
“Our position as far as India-Bangladesh relations are concerned has been articulated several times. We had a visit from our foreign secretary where we said that we wanted something positive. We want to move in a positive direction.
We want federal relations with the people of Bangladesh. We want India-Bangladesh relations to do well for the people of Bangladesh and the people of India. So that is what our approach is, a positive one and that remains,” Jaiswal said during the press briefing.
Meanwhile, the Border Security Force (BSF) hung glass bottles on the fence along Lalmonirhat’s Patgram border, sparking fresh tension among the local residents.
