India will take some decisions, including implementation of Teesta water-sharing treaty, after elections in its West Bengal and Assam states.

Bangladesh has emphasised signing of interim water sharing agreement of the Teesta River as agreed by Bangladesh and India in 2011.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Wednesday assured that the planned December virtual summit between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is not being seen as a substitute for an in person visit by Prime Minister Modi.

Bangladesh and India on Tuesday expressed optimism to hold a Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting this year to discuss water sharing of common rivers between the two countries.