‘Ridiculous’: S Jaishankar calls out Bangladeshi leaders for ‘blaming’ India for everything

External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has dismissed as “absolutely ridiculous” the allegations made by leaders of Bangladesh’s interim government against India. His remarks came shortly after his meeting with Touhid Hassan, his counterpart from Bangladesh’s caretaker administration, in Oman, amid an unprecedented strain in bilateral relations.

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Jaishankar Slams Bangladesh Interim Government’s “Ridiculous” Allegations

“If every day, someone in the interim government stands up and blames India for everything…some of those things if you look at the reports, are absolutely ridiculous. You cannot, on the one hand, say that ‘I would now like to have good relations with you’, but I wake up every morning and blame you for everything that goes wrong. It is a decision that they must make,” S Jaishankar said at a public function in New Delhi.

Jaishankar Urges Bangladesh to Clarify Stance on Ties with India

Highlighting India’s “special” relationship with Bangladesh, which goes back to 1971, when the Indian Army and the Mukti Bahini liberated what was then known as East Pakistan from West Pakistan (Pakistan), Jaishankar asked Bangladesh to “make up their minds” on the kind of relationship it wants with India.

“The first is the communal attacks on the minorities. What is very concerning for us is the spate of attacks on the minorities. It obviously is something that impacts our thinking. It is something we have to speak up about, which we have done,” he stated.

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India Raises Concern Over Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

India has repeatedly raised with Bangladesh the issue of attacks on Hindus, the largest minority in the latter country, a Muslim-majority state. The attacks began following the August 2024 ouster and escape to Delhi of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina amid rising public protests. Further, the minister mentioned “two aspects” of the current problem in the India-Bangladesh bilateral ties.