Overview
- Ajit Doval held talks in New Delhi with Bangladesh National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman, discussing Colombo Security Conclave business and bilateral issues, according to an official Bangladeshi readout.
- Rahman invited Doval to visit Dhaka, marking the highest-level security contact between the neighbors since the Yunus-led interim government took office in 2024.
- India will host the 7th NSA-level Colombo Security Conclave on November 20 with participants from the Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, plus Seychelles as observer and Malaysia as guest.
- Officials are set to review cooperation across five pillars—maritime safety, counterterrorism and counter-radicalization, transnational crime, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, and HADR—and to discuss a 2026 roadmap.
- The engagement comes after a Bangladeshi tribunal sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death and Dhaka sought her extradition, with India saying it has noted the verdict and will engage constructively as reports indicate Dhaka may explore Interpol options.