Jaishankar confident of strong ties with BD

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar expressed confidence in the resilience of India's diplomatic ties with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, despite recent political shifts in both countries, reports UNB.

Speaking at an event titled "India, Asia, and the World," hosted by the Asia Society and the Asia Society Policy Institute, Jaishankar reassured that India's approach to its neighbors remains "positive and constructive."

Jaishankar responded to concerns over whether changes in leadership, including the ousting of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the election of Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka's new president, would strain India's relations with its neighbors.

"I would urge you not to be deterministic about it. It's not like India is seeking to control every political move of every neighbor. That's not how it works," he said, as quoted by India Today.