India's Ministry of External Affairs says the possible extradition of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is strictly a "legal matter" and will be handled as such.
This comes amid demands from Dhaka for her return, while a planned India-Bangladesh consular dialogue has been postponed as both sides work out new dates.
Sheikh Hasina seeks December return
Even with the dialogue delay, India and Bangladesh are still working together on trade, railways, and border management.
Hasina has been in India since August 2024 after unrest at home and is now seeking travel documents to return in December.
Meanwhile, her comeback is stirring controversy: Bangladesh's ruling BNP claims she is trying to disrupt politics and says her moves are a "political stunts" aimed at "create instability in the country."