Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- India on Tuesday confirmed that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been invited to attend the outreach session of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi in his capacity as the current Chair of BIMSTEC, while reiterating that a separate bilateral invitation for an official visit to India has been in place since he assumed office in February this year.
The clarification came amid discussions in Bangladesh over the invitation and ahead of the BRICS Summit, which India will host on September 12-13 under the theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability."
"You would be aware that a formal invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit India was extended when he assumed office in F...