Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said Bangladesh's relations with India could become stable again once a new elected government takes office, admitting that ties remained "stalled" during the interim administration's tenure.

Speaking at his concluding briefing at the foreign ministry on Thursday, Touhid described relations with India as vital for Bangladesh.

He noted that from the outset, the interim government, including Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, had sought "mutual respect and interest‑based cooperation" with the neighbour.

"Successful we cannot say, because in many areas it has stalled. I will not say a crisis has emerged, but the relationship is stuck," he said.

"I do not want to blame anyone. India has...