New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Amid escalating tensions and a rapidly "deteriorating security environment" in Bangladesh, India on Wednesday formally summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner to New Delhi to lodge a diplomatic protest over threats to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and anti-India statements by Bangladeshi political leaders.
The move underscores New Delhi's "strong concern" over the safety of its diplomatic mission and in particular the "activities of some extremist elements who have announced plans to create a security situation around the Indian Mission in Dhaka."In an official statement, the MEA underlined that India expects the interim government in Bangladesh to scrupulously uphold its diplomatic obligations, particularly by ...