India, Nov. 19 -- India will host the 7th Meeting of the National Security Advisers (NSAs) of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) in New Delhi on Thursday, with senior officials from Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka set to participate, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

NSA Ajit Doval will chair the meeting, which will also see Seychelles joining as an Observer State, while Malaysia has been invited as a Guest. Bangladesh's NSA Khalilur Rahman has already arrived in New Delhi for the discussions.

Rahman's visit comes at a sensitive time, days after former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was handed a death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in connection with violence during the July-August...