Amid Bangladesh Turmoil, Akhilesh Yadav's 'Foreign Policy' Advice To Centre
NDTV
The Samajwadi Party chief also called on the interim government in Bangladesh to ensure that minorities do not become victims of violence.
Against the backdrop of the turmoil in Bangladesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that any country using the conditions in another to fulfil its political designs within its borders weakens itself both internally and externally. While Mr Yadav has not named any country, his remarks are significant at a time when the attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh have been used by a section to blame a community.
Mr Yadav wrote two social media posts roughly four hours apart. In the second, he names Bangladesh and calls on the interim government there to ensure that Hindus, other minorities and even people in the majority community "with a different viewpoint" do not become victims of violence. He also urges the Centre to take up attacks against minorities with the global community, calling it a matter of India's defence and "internal security".
In the first post on X, the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief also said that while interference in another country's affairs is not desirable, remaining a silent spectator when a neighbour is facing turmoil and violence is a failure of foreign policy.
