Shashi Tharoor On Parliamentary Committee Meet On India-Bangladesh Ties

The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs concluded on December 11. During the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed the committee on the subject 'Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship'. Speaking to ANI, Shashi Tharoor asserted that the committee received an excellent briefing on Bangladesh and that all important questions were raised by the MPs. He said, "We had an excellent briefing on Bangladesh. The Foreign Secretary, as you know, returned only yesterday from there (Bangladesh), and he was able to give us a very thorough briefing. All the important questions you can imagine were asked by the MPs. A lot of questions were raised, and the Foreign Secretary answered comprehensively and candidly. We will, in any case, be reporting to Parliament on the subject because it is an official topic of the committee."