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PM Modi, Nepali PM KP Oli (left) and interim Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Mohammad Yunus (right), attended the Bimstec dinner on Thursday night in Bangkok.
PM Modi, who went on a two -day tour of Thailand, was seen sitting with Bangladesh interim Prime Minister Mohammad Yunus on Thursday evening. Nepali PM KP Oli was sitting on the other side. This was the occasion of the State Dinner held before the Bimstec conference.
This is the first time after the change of power in Bangladesh in August last year when the Indian PM and the Chief Advisor of the Bangladeshi government have met. A bilateral meeting can be held between the two leaders after the Bimstec Summit tomorrow.
There has been a tension between India and Bangladesh since Yunus took power. Mohammad Yunus recently said during his visit to China that India’s Northeast is landlocked and does not have access to the sea. Bangladesh is the main door of the region to reach the sea.
S Jaishankar said- Bangladesh is just looking at its advantage
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday responded strongly about Yunus’s statement. Jaishankar said India’s costline is 6,500 km long. We not only share borders with five countries of Bimstec, connecting them among themselves, but also acts as an interface between the entire Indian subcontinent and Asean. Our Northeast area is emerging as a connectivity hub for Bimstec. A network of roads, railways, waterways, grids and pipelines is being prepared here.
Jaishankar said,
We believe that cooperation is a broader thing. It is not possible that you talk about your benefit, ignore the rest of the things.
Modi-Unus will meet in Bimstec meeting tomorrow
BIMSTEC Summit is to be held in Bangkok tomorrow. After this summit, there may be a formal meeting between PM Modi and Mohammad Yunus. According to media reports, Bangladesh has formally requested a meeting with India. India’s Foreign Ministry is considering this request.
In August last year, India and Bangladesh’s relations became tense after Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government was removed from power. When Hasina moved from power in Bangladesh after remaining in power for 15 years, she took refuge in India. This further stressed the bilateral relations of the two countries.
On August 16, after Mohammad Yunus became an interim Prime Minister of the Bangladesh government, PM Modi spoke to him on the phone. In this, Modi appealed to ensure the safety of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh.
Bimstec is a group of seven countries
Bimstec is a regional organization of seven countries adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. Its full name is Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation. It was formed in 1997.
Initially it had four countries and it was called BIST-EC i.e. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation Organization. It was only in 1997 when Myanmar and Bhutan and Nepal in 2004 were named Bimstec.
Modi has arrived on a two -day tour, meets Thailand’s PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a 2 -day Thailand tour on Thursday. Here he met the PM Pitangtarn Shinavatra of Thailand. After this, he addressed the joint press conference. He interacted on religious and cultural relations between India and Thailand.
Earlier, PM Modi met people from the Indian community at the airport after reaching Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. After this, the Thai Ramayana was staged. Here Ramayana is called Ramacain. Read full news here …
The Indian community welcomed him at the airport when PM Modi reached Thailand.
PM Modi saw the Thai staging of Ramayana in Bangkok. It is called Ramacaine.
PM Modi and Thai PM Pitgtarn Shinavatra showed a picture of their meeting during a joint conference.