PM Modi to visit Thailand for sixth BIMSTEC Summit

IANS | April 1, 2025 11:12 AM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Thailand, beginning Thursday, for the sixth BIMSTEC Summit, during which he will meet his counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra and hold bilateral ties.

China-Bangladesh relations: A new path or new worry? (IANS Analysis)

IANS | March 31, 2025 9:05 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Chief advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus was recently on a four-day official visit to China, the first bilateral engagement since assuming power. The Press Secretary of the Chief advisor termed this “the most important visit” by a Bangladesh leader over last five decades, denoting the significance of this visit for Dhaka. Post Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh is noted for its strikingly different approach when it comes to neighbourhood relations. Its engagements with China, however, have been akin to the previous (fallen) government.