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At House panel meeting, MPs flag Bangladesh's growing ties with Pakistan and China

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June 28, 2025

A meeting of the Parliamentary standing committee on External Affairs on Friday saw discussion on Bangladesh's growing proximity with Pakistan and China, and implications of India's strained ties with its eastern neighbour amid suggestions by some experts on engagement with the country, according to sources.

- PREETHA NAIR @ New Delhi

Former foreign secretary and ex-National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das and academician Amitabh Mattoo attended the meeting.

The committee recorded evidence of the experts/non-official witnesses in connection with the examination of the subject 'Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship'. The panel is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

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