Call for swearing in from Bangladesh, but what is Modi’s plan? Diplomatic suspense on 17th February

Bangladesh Invites PM Modi: According to an important diplomatic news from Dhaka, bangladesh has on Saturday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s next Prime Minister Tariq Rehman to be held on February 17. Information has come to light that other leaders of regional countries have also been invited to this function.

According to sources, this invitation was sent from Dhaka to the Indian side late Saturday night. A few hours before this, leaders of Rahman’s party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had indicated that heads of regional countries would be invited to the swearing-in ceremony.

Will the Prime Minister go to Bangladesh?

However, the chances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Dhaka on February 17 are said to be low. On the same day, he is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai. Macron is coming to India next week to participate in the AI ​​Impact Summit and his visit will start from Mumbai.

Sources say that a senior leader can be sent from India to Rehman’s swearing-in ceremony. The Vice President or the Foreign Minister is expected to participate in this. The Indian side also wants to avoid the image of hasty improvement in relations with Bangladesh for the time being, although bringing bilateral relations back on track, which has been at a low level in recent times, remains a priority.

Will the Prime Minister of Pakistan attend?

According to HT report, a source also said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan is also likely to be invited to the function, hence there is a question of diplomatic ‘optics’ regarding sharing the same stage.

It is being told that Bangladesh is also planning to invite leaders of most of the member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). SAARC was initiated by Tariq Rehman’s father and former President Ziaur Rehman. Apart from this, there are preparations to invite heads of state or government of some other friendly countries like China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Will dictatorship end in Bangladesh?

On Saturday, Tariq Rahman said that the foreign policy of his government will be focused on protecting the interests of the people of Bangladesh and it will not be focused on any one country. On Friday, the first phone conversation also took place between Prime Minister Modi and Tariq Rahman. During this, Modi said that he is eager to work with the BNP leader to strengthen bilateral relations and pursue common development goals.