While Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, faces criticism as his country descends into chaos, his government has fallen back on a recurring anti-India narrative. This sentiment has been fanned by the Yunus administration since he assumed leadership in August 2024, following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry today called Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma for a meeting amid protests outside its missions in India, including those in New Delhi and Kolkata. Verma has received multiple summons since Yunus took oath as the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh.
The power transition has seen India-Bangladesh ties nosedive as Yunus redirected Dhaka’s foreign policy, pushing for reconciliation with Islamabad at the expense of historic ties with New Delhi.
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