TOI Correspondent from Dhaka: Former PM Sheikh Hasina was not brought to India by the Indian air force or army, but arrived on a Bangladeshi military aircraft, and “we hardly had any choice other than accepting her as she was still Bangladesh’s PM”, India’s high commissioner in Dhaka, Dinesh Trivedi, said Saturday.
Because situations are such where at times you are not prepared for it,” said Trivedi, who was appointed high commissioner in April this year, it was our duty as a neighbour to accept the reality of life,. He said the courts are involved in the matter and therefore “nobody can give you a timeframe.
Talking about the circumstances surrounding Hasina’s arrival in India following her government’s fall in Aug 2024, Trivedi said that “at that point in time, Hasina was still PM”. If you had said that no, we are not going to accept, we don’t give landing permission. Things would have been I don’t know what,” Trivedi said, adding, “Indian authorities were not prepared for the situation. The situation unfolded because of “tragic circumstances” in Bangladesh at that time, he said, and stressed, “Hasina was not brought to India by the Indian air force or army. On Hasina’s extradition, Trivedi said that “again and again, the Indian government has replied to this that there is a process, and the process is legal, and it is well structured. The process is ongoing,” Trivedi said.
“We had hardly any choice on that. “What was our choice? So, as far as that is concerned, the process is on. Trivedi highlighted the need for continuous dialogue, mutual respect and trust between Bangladesh and India to address bilateral issues, saying every issue between the two neighbours has a solution. He acknowledged that the process of engagement between the countries may be slow, but it has not stopped. “I can guarantee you, there is no stoppage of the process.