Held brief talks on Bangladesh situation: EAM Jaishankar on meeting with US counterpart, NSA

Jaishankar also said US court cases involving a former Indian official in the Pannun assassination plot and Adani's alleged securities fraud weren’t raised in his talks with Rubio and Waltz.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Washington, DC, on Jan. 22, 2025.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Washington, DC, on Jan. 22, 2025.Photo | PTI
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WASHINGTON: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he had brief discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

"Yes, we had a brief discussion on Bangladesh. I don't think it's appropriate that I get into more details," Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters at a news conference here.

The minister was responding to a query on whether treatment of minorities in Bangladesh came up during his meetings with Rubio and Waltz.

However, there was no discussion on the attacks on Indian consulates in the US or the threat to Indian diplomats here, Jaishankar said.

"I didn't raise those issues on this occasion," he said.

"But I do want to say that the attack on our consulate in San Francisco is a very, very serious matter. It is something for which we expect accountability, and we would like to see that people who did it are held responsible," Jaishankar said.

Asked about two cases—one against a former Indian official and another against an Indian business tycoon—that have come up in US courts in the last two years, Jaishankar said, "No, the subject didn't come up (during the meetings)."

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Washington, DC, on Jan. 22, 2025.
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