India, April 9 -- India has conveyed its concerns about the rhetoric emanating from Dhaka, radicalisation and attacks on minorities during last week's meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunus, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

The two leaders met for the first time on the margins of the Bimstec Summit in Bangkok on April 4, and Jaishankar told a media conclave that the Indian side had emphasised the importance of holding elections in Bangladesh.

New Delhi-Dhaka ties have been testy since Yunus stepped in to lead the caretaker government after the ouster of former premier Sheikh Hasina during student-led protests last August. The Indian side has repeatedly ...