The Indian side said that there were negative remarks regarding India from the political arena after 5 August. It has been continuously reflected in social media.
Bangladesh at that time stated that that initial tendency in Bangladesh died down with time.
The Indian side also raised concerns regarding the attack on the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi.
Several Bangladeshi officials, who were present in the meeting of the two foreign secretaries, gave the impression that they see the visit of Vikram Misri to Dhaka as a positive step.
Speaking to Prothom Alo on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin said this visit could be considered as a good beginning of a step to dispel the tension that has emerged between the two countries.
He further said the bilateral relation could go ahead in a positive manner if some more meetings at different levels take place in the coming two-three months in continuation of this meeting.
If this takes place, that would open the path of a meeting between Bangladesh’s Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and India’s Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar at any time next year, Jashim Uddin stressed.
For this, Dhaka wants to see the reflection of the commitment Vikram Misri expressed during his visit to Bangladesh about to taking the relations ahead.
* The analysis, originally published in the print edition of Prothom Alo, has been rewritten in English by Farjana Liakat and Shameem Reza