Parliamentary panel urged Centre to stabilise relation with Bangladesh as violence escalates: Shashi Tharoor | World News

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is also the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs, said on Friday that the panel has urged the Centre to make relations with Bangladesh “stable”. “I am very disappointed this news coming from Bangladesh. The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament just issued a report in which we urged the government to engage constructively with the government of Bangladesh and try to move relations to a stable level,” Tharoor said.
He said India has a “great stake” in the relation with Bangladesh. “After all, we were instrumental in the freedom of Bangladesh in 1971 and after all these years, we can’t suddenly abandon the people of Bangladesh. At the same time the kind of hostility that is being drummed up against Indians, against people who deemed to be on the Indian side is very worrying,” Tharoor said.

VIDEO | Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) on violent protests in Bangladesh, says, “I am very disappointed this news coming from Bangladesh. The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament just issued a report in which we urged the government to engage constructively… pic.twitter.com/Tx5xeJNVSE
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 19, 2025
Rajya Sabha MP and former diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla also said that if any government promotes ‘anti-Indian’ activities, it must be prepared for an equal reaction. “There seems to be some escalation, which can be attributed to upcoming elections likely in February. Elements exploiting minority anti-India sentiment are trying to promote their own interests. It was appropriate that the government and the Minry of External Affairs called in the Bangladesh High Commissioner to make clear that activities against our consulates, risking the lives of diplomats, property, and minority communities, must not be tolerated. Any government that wants good relations with India must understand that promoting anti-Indian activities will invite a commensurate response,” Shringla said.

VIDEO | Delhi: On protests in Bangladesh’s capital, Rajya Sabha MP and career diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla says, “There seems to be some escalation, which can be attributed to upcoming elections likely in February. Elements exploiting minority anti-India sentiment are trying… pic.twitter.com/VpDujUrewg
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 19, 2025