Bangladesh talks can happen in conducive environment: India

• India is open to discussing all bilateral issues with Bangladesh in a “conducive”

environment, said MEA spokesperson.

• Emphasized that established diplomatic mechanisms exist to manage the full

spectrum of ties.

• A special session of the Standing Committee on External Affairs is being

held on the “Future of the India-

Bangladesh Relationship.”

• India is open to talks on renewing the 1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty with Bangladesh.

• India noted Bangladesh’s participation in trilateral talks with China and Pakistan (June 19), saying it watches developments affecting national interest and security.

• Political transition under Bangladesh’s interim government led by Mohammed Yunus.

• Rising religious fundamentalism in Bangladesh.

• Overall strategic, economic, and security implications for India.