NEW
DELHI/DHAKA:
I dia
a d
Ba gladesh
a e
discussi g
a
possible
bilate al
visit
by
P ime
Mi iste
Ta ique
Rahma
late
ext
week,
official
sou ces
said.
Though
the
visit
has
yet
to
be
officially
co fi med,
Rahma
is
likely
to
t avel
to
I dia
betwee
Aug
21
a d
25,
i
what
would
be
his
fi st
t ip
to
the
cou t y
afte
taki g
office.PM
Na e d a
Modi
had
i vited
Rahma
fo
a
bilate al
visit
a d
followed
it
up
with
a othe
i vitatio
to
the
Ba gladesh
PM
i
the
latte ’s
capacity
as
the
BIMSTEC
chai
fo
the
BRICS
summit
that
I dia
will
host
i
Sept.The
two
sides
seem
to
ag ee
that
the
bilate al
visit
could
be
mo e
sig ifica t
i
adva ci g
effo ts
to
eset
ties,
which
emai
st ai ed
ove
seve al
issues,
i cludi g
ext aditio
of
fo me
Ba gladesh
PM
Sheikh
Hasi a.Acco di g
to
diplomatic
sou ces,
othe
tha
Hasi a,
some
of
the
issues
that
will
likely
weigh
o
Rahma ’s
mi d
while
fi alisi g
his
I dia
t ip
i clude
bo de
ma ageme t,
domestic
political
optics,
t ade
a d
visa
o malisatio ,
a d
wate -sha i g.Fo
I dia,
secu ity
co ce s,
i cludi g
i su ge t
g oups’
activities,
p otectio
of
mi o ities
a d
Dhaka’s
pote tial
tilt
towa ds
Chi a
a d
Pak,
especially
i
defe ce
a d
secu ity,
emai
key
issues.Mi ist y
of
exte al
affai s
spokespe so
Ra dhi
Jaiswal,
whe
asked
about
the
p oposed
visit,
said
“We
have
exte ded
a
i vitatio
to
the
P ime
Mi iste
of
Ba gladesh
fo
a
bilate al
visit.
We’ve
also
exte ded
a
i vitatio
to
the
P ime
Mi iste
of
Ba gladesh
fo
a
visit
to
I dia
fo
the
out each
sessio
of
the
BRICS
Summit.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
So,
these
i vitatio s
have
bee
exte ded,
a d
I
shall
keep
you
updated
if
the e
is
a y
p og ess
i
this
ega d,”
Diplomatic
sou ces
i
Dhaka
said
that
despite
oppositio
f om
domestic
ha dli e s.Ta ique
Rahma
is
likely
to
visit
I dia
fo
the
fi st
time
late
this
mo th,
possibly
o
Aug
22-23.
The
dates
a e
expected
to
be
discussed
fu the
ove
the
ext
two
days.Sou ces
also
said
that
se io
officials
f om
both
cou t ies
have
bee
discussi g
a
possible
wi dow
betwee
Aug
20
a d
25.
A
e gageme t
befo e
Aug
28
is
also
bei g
explo ed.