Published: 04:48 AM, 08 March 2025
India wants BD to solve all issues through 'democratic means'
India supports a stable, peaceful, inclusive and progressive Bangladesh, where all issues are resolved through democratic means and by holding inclusive and participatory elections.
Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, said these at a regular media briefing in New Delhi on Friday.
He expressed concerns over "deteriorating law and order situation" in Bangladesh which has been further exacerbated by the release of violent extremists who were sentenced for serious crimes.
On violence against minorities, including Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, the MEA Spokesperson said they expect Bangladesh to thoroughly investigate and bring all perpetrators of killings, arson and violence to justice without making such distinctions.
Jaiswal said the 86th meeting of the joint committee that oversees the implementation of the Ganga Water Treaty between India and Bangladesh was held in Kolkata on March 6.
"This is a regular, routine technical meeting that happens twice a year, and part of the structured engagement between both countries as part of the implementation of the Ganga Water Treaty, which was signed in 1996," he said.
The two sides discussed technical issues related to the treaty, measurement of water flows and other matters at the meeting.
