OUR CORRESPONDENT, New Delhi

India and the US yesterday discussed the recent political developments in Bangladesh ahead of the national polls at a high-level meeting in New Delhi.

“We shared our perspectives very clearly on Bangladesh. We shared very clearly how we look at situations in different parts of the world, including Bangladesh, with the US side during discussions,” Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra told a special media briefing.

The media briefing followed annual “two-plus-two” talks between visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Indian counterparts S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.

The talks between India and the US aim to boost defence cooperation and align the policy objectives of the two countries.

Amid allegations of irregularities in the last two national elections, the US is calling for a free, fair and peaceful election in Bangladesh, a country considered strategically important under US’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

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