Overview
- Khalilur Rahman will lead a two-day trip seen as an advance mission for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s planned visit.
- He is slated for one-on-one talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, with a separate meeting expected with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal before travel to an Indian Ocean conference in Mauritius.
- Talks are expected to prioritize counter-terrorism and tighter border control, with both sides seeking a zero-tolerance zone along the 4,096 km frontier.
- Officials also plan to push maritime safeguards in the Bay of Bengal and faster rail and port links, which could ease energy and goods flows as Persian Gulf routes face disruption.
- Dhaka has flagged trade and visa normalization as early goals, while sensitive issues such as a possible request to extradite Sheikh Hasina and renewal of the Ganga water-sharing treaty are likely to surface.