India justifies pulling out diplomat families, rebuts Bangladeshi criticism| India News
NEW DELHI: With Dhaka characterising New Delhi’s decision to declare Bangladesh a “non-family” posting for diplomats as an overreaction, Indian authorities pushed back on Wednesday, saying the move was a precautionary measure after more than two dozen protests near the Indian high commission and a violent demonstration near the mission in Chittagong. Members of “July Oikya”, a platform of several organisations that took part in the July Revolution, march to the Indian High Commission, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 17 (REUTERS FILE) India’s decision to declare Bangladesh a “non-family” posting for diplomats because of security concerns was made public on Tuesday. Very few other countries, including Afghanistan and South Sudan, are in this category, and the process of repatriating the dependents of officials at the five diplomatic posts in Bangladesh has begun. Also Read: ICC rejects Bangladesh demand to shift T20 World Cup out of India Bangladesh’s de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told BBC Hindi in an interview that “India has overreacted to some extent” by deciding to bring back the families of diplomats. When Hossain was asked …
