What message did Trivedi take to Modi this time?
Indian PM Narendra Modi and High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi. File photo.
After meeting with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi had rushed to Delhi. He has been now travelling to Delhi again.
Dinesh Trivedi arrived in Delhi on a flight last night and met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, BBC Bangla reported. The meeting took place around 1 p.m.
Citing diplomatic sources in Delhi, BBC reported that the purpose of his visit was to convey Dhaka’s current position on a tentative visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India, as well as various bilateral issues.
However, the Indian Embassy in Bangladesh, India’s Ministry of External Affairs or Narendra Modi’s office has not officially said anything about the visit.
Trivedi traveled to Delhi amid uncertainty over Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India.
In the 55-year history of Bangladesh since independence, Dinesh Trivedi is the first Indian ambassador to be appointed through a political decision.
As a result, when he travels to Delhi, he usually meets Prime Minister Modi directly rather than having to seek meetings at the Ministry of External Affairs like other diplomats.
He had previously traveled to Delhi after his first meeting with Tarique Rahman. He also told reporters about the trip on September 30.
That day, describing Tarique Rahman as a “wonderful person,” Trivedi said many problems could be resolved if the leaders of the two neighboring countries sat down together.
Signs of a thaw had emerged in Dhaka-Delhi relations after the BNP came to power in February, following the freeze that had developed during the interim government’s tenure.
However, policymakers in the BNP government have said that various activities by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who remains in India, have become an obstacle to improving relations.
Bangladesh has repeatedly requested that India return Sheikh Hasina, but the Indian government has yet to respond. As a result, the issue remains a major source of discomfort in relations between the two countries.
There has also been no progress in talks between the two governments on renewing the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty. The important 30-year water-sharing agreement is set to expire in December.
