Referring to Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s recent
remarks, Foreign Adviser Md Tauhid Hussain on Sunday said he does not in any
way think that there is any apprehension of war between Bangladesh and India.
"We do not want to show any reaction. We have to
understand whether he (Rajnath) has said this for the consumption of his own
country or not,” he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The
adviser said he was more surprised than concerned by Indian Defense Minister
Rajnath Singh's recent remarks. He said the way he (Rajnath) says it, it is
like beating around the bush. “I do not see any reason for India's war
preparations for the war in Ukraine. I don't understand what the problem of
Hamas has to do with it, and how it compares with Ukraine and Hamas with
Bangladesh. We will look into it why he said this.”
When asked whether the Indian defense minister's statement
was a threat to Bangladesh or not, the foreign adviser said, "I still
think that he (Rajnath) said it for internal consumption. So, I don't want to
speculate on that. We will definitely see what is happening and why it’s
happening. Asked about former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political asylum,
Hossain said normally any country can give political asylum to anyone. “We will
see (if that happens).”