Dhaka, June 22 -- In a significant diplomatic development signalling evolving regional alignments, Bangladesh, China and Pakistan have launched their first formal trilateral forum. The inaugural meeting was held on Thursday in Kunming, in China's Yunnan province.

The discussions brought together Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladesh's Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique, and Pakistan's Additional Secretary for Asia-Pacific, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui. Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch also joined the talks remotely for the initial session.

The formation of the trilateral mechanism follows months of quiet diplomacy among the three nations.

It marks a notable shift in South Asian dynamics, particularly given Ban...