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Amit Shah to talk illegal migrants, terror with Bangladesh counterpart
India is keen to ink a deportation deal with the neighbouring country after about 40 lakh people have been left out of Assam’s National Register of Citizens.
By Rahul Tripathi & Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau | Jul 30, 2019, 09.24 AM IST
Agencies
This will be the first bilateral dialogue between India and Bangladesh after the completion of general elections in the two countries.
New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah is likely to raise the issue of illegal migrants with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan on August 7, when the two leaders will meet in the national capital. India is keen to ink a deportation deal with the neighbouring country after about 40 lakh people have been left out of Assam’s National Register of Citizens.
Shah is likely to hold six rounds of parleys with Khan, ET has learnt. They would also discuss cross-border smuggling, fake Indian currency, Indian insurgent groups and Rohingya refugees, people aware of the matter said.
This will be the first bilateral dialogue between India and Bangladesh after the completion of general elections in the two countries. This will also be Shah’s first engagement with a foreign leader after taking charge as home minister.
The recent Easter bombings in Sri Lanka will also be discussed, keeping in mind the threat posed by global terrorist groups such as Islamic State and Al Qaeda. Shah will urge his Bangladeshi counterpart to take action against groups like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, Bangladesh, which is suspected of having close links with Al Qaeda. The group was recently banned by the Union home ministry under UAPA for trying to recruit youths from the bordering states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam on social media.
The two leaders will also be updated about the status of the integrated state-of-the-art Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka, which was inaugurated by former home minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to Dhaka last year.
India receives more than 10 lakh visitors from Bangladesh every year. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka and the two assistant high commissions in Chittagong and Rajshahi issue the highest number of Indian visas compared to any other mission.
Officials said the delegation level talks will also be attended by top internal security officials of India and Bangladesh. A foreign ministry official told ET that a review of enclaves exchanged between India and Bangladesh as part of the land boundary agreement was also on the cards.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/po...ngladesh-counterpart/articleshow/70443670.cms
India is keen to ink a deportation deal with the neighbouring country after about 40 lakh people have been left out of Assam’s National Register of Citizens.
By Rahul Tripathi & Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau | Jul 30, 2019, 09.24 AM IST
Agencies
This will be the first bilateral dialogue between India and Bangladesh after the completion of general elections in the two countries.
New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah is likely to raise the issue of illegal migrants with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan on August 7, when the two leaders will meet in the national capital. India is keen to ink a deportation deal with the neighbouring country after about 40 lakh people have been left out of Assam’s National Register of Citizens.
Shah is likely to hold six rounds of parleys with Khan, ET has learnt. They would also discuss cross-border smuggling, fake Indian currency, Indian insurgent groups and Rohingya refugees, people aware of the matter said.
This will be the first bilateral dialogue between India and Bangladesh after the completion of general elections in the two countries. This will also be Shah’s first engagement with a foreign leader after taking charge as home minister.
The recent Easter bombings in Sri Lanka will also be discussed, keeping in mind the threat posed by global terrorist groups such as Islamic State and Al Qaeda. Shah will urge his Bangladeshi counterpart to take action against groups like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, Bangladesh, which is suspected of having close links with Al Qaeda. The group was recently banned by the Union home ministry under UAPA for trying to recruit youths from the bordering states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam on social media.
The two leaders will also be updated about the status of the integrated state-of-the-art Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka, which was inaugurated by former home minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to Dhaka last year.
India receives more than 10 lakh visitors from Bangladesh every year. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka and the two assistant high commissions in Chittagong and Rajshahi issue the highest number of Indian visas compared to any other mission.
Officials said the delegation level talks will also be attended by top internal security officials of India and Bangladesh. A foreign ministry official told ET that a review of enclaves exchanged between India and Bangladesh as part of the land boundary agreement was also on the cards.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/po...ngladesh-counterpart/articleshow/70443670.cms