{"id":3236,"date":"2025-05-31T15:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:02:43","slug":"mea-refutes-bangladeshs-allegation-indian-media-delegitimises-transitional-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/mea-refutes-bangladeshs-allegation-indian-media-delegitimises-transitional-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"MEA refutes Bangladesh&#8217;s allegation &#8220;Indian media delegitimises transitional leadership&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3236\" class=\"elementor elementor-3236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d8f46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76d8f46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0171c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0171c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"186\"><strong><em data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"109\">New Delhi, May 31, 2025<\/em> \u2014<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">India&#8217;s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has firmly denied allegations from Bangladesh&#8217;s interim administration, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, that Indian media outlets are engaged in a campaign to delegitimize Bangladesh&#8217;s transitional leadership.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"342\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">In a statement released earlier this week, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasized India&#8217;s commitment to fostering a <strong>&#8220;democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive, and inclusive&#8221;<\/strong> Bangladesh.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">He reiterated that India seeks a positive and constructive relationship with Bangladesh, grounded in mutual trust and respect.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"502\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The MEA&#8217;s response comes amid escalating tensions between the two nations following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong>Hasina&#8217;s departure, prompted by widespread student-led protests,<\/strong> led to the establishment of an interim government under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"662\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Bangladesh&#8217;s interim government has accused Indian media of disseminating misinformation, particularly concerning minority rights and alleged extremist influences within the new administration.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong>Analysts suggest that some Indian media narratives align closely with the perspectives of the ousted Awami League,<\/strong> potentially aiming to undermine the legitimacy of the current government.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"782\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">In response, the MEA summoned Bangladesh&#8217;s Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam, conveying India&#8217;s desire for a positive bilateral relationship and expressing concern over statements from Bangladeshi authorities that portray India negatively.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c52f05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c52f05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8183681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8183681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovemuscat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EDD-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3239\" alt=\"\" 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