Overview
- Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar briefly interacted at Khaleda Zia’s residence in Dhaka during funeral events.
- Reports citing unnamed sources said Jaishankar approached Sadiq for a cordial greeting and a handshake, with no formal talks held.
- The contact was described as the first interaction between representatives of the two countries since the May 2025 clashes.
- The May escalation followed an attack on tourists near Pahalgam and involved missiles, fighter jets, drones and artillery over several days before a US-brokered ceasefire.
- New Delhi accuses Islamabad of backing the attack, which Pakistan denies while calling for an international probe, and both sides continue to dispute claims over aircraft losses.