, July 4 -- Amid Dhaka's apparently deepening relations with Beijing on a number of fronts, India on Friday served a terse reminder that it is keenly observing all such developments, and would act accordingly if required.

"We closely follow all such developments in our neighborhood and take appropriate measures as required," shot off Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), when a reporter flagged the issue of the reported defence purchase by Dhaka from Beijing, during the MEA's weekly press briefing.

Responding to a question on China's involvement in the Teesta project, the MEA spokesperson said India's development assistance for projects in Bangladesh is based on a mutually agreed roadma...