After a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump dismissed any US intervention in the Bangladesh crisis, stating that the issue has been handled by India for a long time.
When asked about the ongoing situation in Bangladesh and the role of the US by reporters during a briefing after a bilateral meeting, Trump said, “There is no role for our deep state. This is something that the Prime Minister has been working on for a long time and has worked on for hundreds of years… I have been reading about it.” Then pointing at PM Modi he added, “I will leave Bangladesh to the PM.”
As PM Modi and Trump held talks on Thursday (US time), foreign secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that Bangladesh was a topic of discussion. “The Prime Minister shared his views and, indeed, his concerns with regard to recent developments in Bangladesh and how India sees the situation,” he said.
“We hope that the situation in Bangladesh will also move forward in a direction where we can pursue relations in a constructive and stable way with them. But there are concerns about that situation. And the Prime Minister shared those views with President Trump,” the foreign secretary added in response to a reporter’s question.
India’s relationship with Bangladesh has been significantly tense since Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime minister, left Dhaka in August amidst large-scale demonstrations against her government and sought exile in Bangladesh.
The bilateral ties worsened considerably after the reports of attacks on Bangladesh Hindus, raising concerns under the provisional administration led by Muhammad Yunus.
