India yet to approve Bangladesh's pick Asad Alam Siam as next High Commissioner
- India has not yet approved Bangladesh's pick, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, as its next High Commissioner.
- Current envoy M. Riaz Hamidullah is set to leave for Geneva in mid-October, leaving the post vacant soon.
- Ties have cooled further after Tarique Rahman cancelled a planned August visit and skipped the BRICS Summit.
- Despite tensions at the top, both countries continue technical cooperation, including on railway connectivity.
Source: ndtv.com
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