Trump On Bangladesh crisis

ONLINE REPORT Washington 

The regime change in India’s neighbour Bangladesh which many geopolitical analysts have attributed to the US’ deep state’s alleged work in the shadows grazed US President Donald Trump during his joint press briefing with Prime Minister Modi in Washington.

A reporter sought the views of Trump on whether the previous Democratic government under former President Joe Biden carried out a regime change in Bangladesh, and installed Muhammad Yunus as a chief adviser. President Trump denied the US deep state played any role in the developments in Bangladesh, whose ousted PM Sheikh Hasina took shelter in India. “There was no role for our deep state. This is something the prime minister has been working on for a long time, for hundreds of years, frankly I have been reading about it. I will leave Bangladesh to the PM Modi,” Trump said.

While the Republican did not directly address the question, speculation is the response indicated the new Trump administration may not get itself involved in Bangladesh, where alleged radical Islamist elements have been targeting religious minorities including Hindus. India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said PM Modi shared concerns over the recent developments in Bangladesh with President Trump.

“This was a subject that was discussed between the two leaders. And the PM shared his views and, indeed, his concerns with regard to recent developments in Bangladesh and how India sees the situation,” the FS said after the two leaders’ joint press briefing. “We hope the situation in Bangladesh will also move forward in a direction where we can pursue relations in a constructive and stable way with them. But there are concerns about that situation. And the PM shared those views with President Trump.”