Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday said India will continue to seek a “stable, positive and constructive” relationship with Bangladesh in which the people of both countries are the main stakeholders. 

Speaking on Bangladesh-India relations during the Bay of Bengal Conversation, he stressed that India takes a long-term view of its relations with Bangladesh.

Highlighting the importance of India-Bangladesh relations, the High Commissioner said India believes that the “peace, security, progress and prosperity” of the two countries are interlinked.

He underlined the continued progress in trade, transport and energy connectivity and people-to-people engagements as a reflection of multifaceted ties, in which the “reality of our interdependence and mutual benefit will keep reasserting itself, regardless of political changes.”

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The High Commissioner cited the launch of 40MW power transmissions from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian grid, and the augmentation of infrastructure at the Petrapole-Benapole Integrated Check Post, both within this month itself, as examples of continued progress in bilateral exchanges.

The envoy also described India-Bangladesh cooperation as an anchor for regional integration envisaged under architectures such as Bimstec.

The High Commissioner expressed India’s commitment to working together with the government and people of Bangladesh to fulfill their shared aspirations for peace, security and development and to ensure that our partnership continues to bring benefit to the common people on both sides.

The Centre for Governance Studies is hosting the three-day event in Dhaka.