‘I was in touch with the Army Chief during the change of power in Bangladesh’

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Dhaka: Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said, ‘I have been in regular contact with the Bangladesh Army Chief since the change of power in Bangladesh. We even spoke through video conference on November 24.’

He made this comment in response to a journalist’s question at the Indian Army’s annual press conference on Monday (January 13).

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At a press conference ahead of the Indian Army’s ‘Army Day’, General Upendra Dwivedi said, ‘We are neighbors. We have to live together, understand each other and no kind of enmity will be good for our mutual interests. Hatred between neighbors will not bring good for either side.’

In response to journalists’ questions, the Indian Army Chief said, ‘I want to remind you of the comment made by the Bangladesh Army Chief recently. He said, India is important for us from a strategic point of view. From our point of view, the matter is the same. Bangladesh is also important for us for strategic reasons.’

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He said that most of Bangladesh’s border is with India and a small part in the southeast is with Myanmar. General Dwivedi claimed that there is no ‘problem’ between the armies of the two countries.

On military cooperation, he said that the relations between the two countries are strong. So far, the relations with the army are good and perfect.

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5 in the student-public movement, tensions have increased between Bangladesh and India over the construction of a fence in the border area. In the meantime, Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi spoke at a press conference on the Bangladesh issue.