High Commissioner-designate Dinesh Trivedi holds talks with Army Chief
Indian High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, met Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi to discuss key bilateral issues, including border security and military-to-military cooperation between India and Bangladesh.
According to a statement shared by the Indian Army on Friday, the interaction focused on “strengthening India-Bangladesh defence ties, border security and enhancing military-to-military engagement.”
Diplomatic sources confirmed that the meeting took place on Thursday, ahead of Trivedi assuming his new diplomatic assignment in Dhaka.
On April 27, India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced the appointment of Dinesh Trivedi as the next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.
He is expected to take up the post shortly, likely in early June, according to diplomatic sources.
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union.
He is expected to travel directly from Dhaka to Brussels later this month.
Dinesh Trivedi previously served as Union Minister for Railways and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare during the UPA Government while representing the Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress.
He resigned from the Trinamool Congress in February 2021 and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2021.
The meeting comes at a time when India and Bangladesh continue to engage closely on regional security, border management and strategic cooperation in South Asia.
