‘Rahman wants to visit India, but agenda has to be set first’
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is planning a potential visit to India, though diplomatic sources indicate that setting a clear agenda is a prerequisite. Key issues include the renewal of the Ganga Water Treaty and addressing trade and energy cooperation.
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The bilateral relationship between India and Bangladesh is critical for regional stability, water security, and economic trade in South Asia.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is keen to visit India at the earliest but is concerned about take away points and achievements that he will have to produce before his audience back home after a visit of this nature, said a diplomatic source of Bangladesh to The Hindu on Wednesday (September 9, 2026)
The official said that Prime Minister Rahman might have skipped the multilateral BRICS summit for which he was invited by India, but that does not mean that he is trying to avoid an immediate and important neighbour like India which has contributed and sacrificed immensely during Bangladesh’s Liberation War of 1971. PM Rahman is aware that he may have to visit Delhi in a bilateral framework by November or early December, as the Ganga Water Treaty needs to be renewed at the earliest as it will otherwise lapse by the end of December, said the official.
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