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The Foreign Ministry statement said they (PM Modi and Biden) emphasized on the restoration of law and order and ensuring the safety of minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh. On the other hand, there was no reference to Bangladesh in the White House readout.
The readout released by the United States after a phone call between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not mention the Bangladesh crisis, fuelling speculations of uneasiness in relations between the White House and Dhaka. The Ministry of External Affairs press release mentioned that PM Modi and Biden expressed their shared concern over the situation in Bangladesh. The White House remained silent on the issue and focused only on the Ukraine-Russia war. In a post on the micro-blogging site, PM Modi said that during the call with Biden they had a detailed exchange of views on various regional and global issues, including the situation in Ukraine. “I reiterated India’s full support for an early return to peace and stability,” the Prime Minister said.
They (PM Modi and Biden) emphasized on restoration of law and order and ensuring the safety of minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, the MEA statement said. On the other hand, there was no reference to Bangladesh in the White House readout, which said the two leaders discussed PM Modi’s recent visit to Poland and Ukraine as well as the UN General Assembly meetings in September. The US has been largely silent on the crisis in Bangladesh, where massive student protests broke out over a controversial quota system for government jobs. More than 500 people were killed in the week-long violence that toppled the Hasina-led Awami League government.
In a post on X, Biden said that I spoke to Prime Minister Modi on the phone to discuss his recent visit to Poland and Ukraine and appreciated his message of peace and humanitarian support for Ukraine. He said, we also reaffirmed our commitment to work together to contribute to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. This was the first conversation between the two leaders after Modi’s visit to Russia, Poland and Ukraine and the recent developments in Bangladesh. The White House said that the two leaders also discussed Modi’s recent visit to Poland and Ukraine as well as the proposed United Nations General Assembly meetings in September.
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