The much-anticipated India-Bangladesh consular dialogue, set for November 17-18, has been postponed after tensions flared between the two countries.
This comes right after a London-based legal firm representing Bangladesh's deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked for a new Bangladeshi passport and National Identity Card.
Hasina announced she will return to Bangladesh next month.
The talks would have been the first in over two years and were supposed to tackle big issues like border management, visa procedures, and the repatriation of citizens detained on both sides.
Bangladesh FM vows careful extradition
The dialogue was meant to rebuild communication that has been rocky since August 2024, when visa rules tightened after Hasina's government was ousted.
Things had started improving recently under Bangladesh's new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, but now uncertainty is back.
Meanwhile, Hasina, who has been living in India since 2024, had requested a new Bangladeshi passport and national identity card in view of the reported revocation of her existing passport and NID, and Bangladesh's acting foreign minister says any extradition process will be handled carefully.