Overview

• On May 29, envoys from Turkiye, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis delivered credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan after the ceremony’s deferment.
• Ali Murat Ersoy of Turkiye and M Riaz Hamidullah of Bangladesh led the diplomatic accreditation, joined by ambassadors from Kazakhstan, Thailand, Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• The credential ceremony had been scheduled for May 15 but was postponed following strong backlash over Turkiye’s support for Pakistan during India’s Operation Sindoor.
• Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 by Indian forces, targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and paused under a May 10 understanding with Islamabad.
• India’s relations with Bangladesh have deteriorated since deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina sought refuge in New Delhi last August following unrest under Bangladesh’s interim government.