Accepted her as she was still PM: Indian envoy on Hasina's flight
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, clarified that former PM Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on a Bangladeshi military aircraft, not via Indian intervention. He emphasized that India's acceptance of Hasina was a neighborly duty during a crisis and that her extradition remains a complex, ongoing legal process.
Why it matters
The statement clarifies India's diplomatic stance on the political instability in Bangladesh and manages expectations regarding the high-profile extradition request.
TOI Correspondent from Dhaka: Former PM Sheikh Hasina was not brought to India by the Indian air force or army, but arrived on a Bangladeshi military aircraft, and "we hardly had any choice other than accepting her as she was still Bangladesh's PM", India's high commissioner in Dhaka, Dinesh Trivedi, said Saturday.On Bangladesh's request for Hasina's extradition, Trivedi made it clear the legal process concerning extradition is ongoing, and no timeframe can be given as courts are involved.The Indian envoy made the remarks while responding to questions after addressing a session of the Bay of Bengal Conversation in Dhaka, which was inaugurated by PM Tarique Rahman.Talking about the circumstances surrounding Hasina's arrival in India following her government's fall in Aug 2024, Trivedi said that "at that point in time, Hasina was still PM". "We had hardly any choice on that.
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