New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- On Dhaka's request for enhanced fuel assistance, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday stated that whilst the existing operational arrangement for supplying diesel to Bangladesh remains ongoing, any decision regarding supplementary consignments will be evaluated against India's domestic consumption needs, refining capability, and national fuel availability.

"As you know, we have an ongoing arrangement with Bangladesh for supply of diesel. This continues insofar as the additional request that you mentioned is concerned. This will be examined keeping in mind our own requirement, our refining capacity, as well as the availability of diesel here in our country," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday...