Dhaka, June 29 -- Members of India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs have signalled support for repairing and advancing ties with Bangladesh, amid compounding diplomatic and trade tensions between the neighbours.

The Hindu reported on Saturday that committee MPs and four foreign policy experts met in a "special interaction" where the lawmakers expressed a collective desire to "move ahead" with Bangladesh-India relations.

In a separate report earlier, it said the session, held Friday afternoon, was led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and focused on the current state of Dhaka-Delhi ties and how India can restore its position.

Present at the two-and-a-half-hour consultation were former Indian national security advisor S...