Pranab’s visit to Dhaka ill-timed

Dozens of people have been killed in violent clashes in Bangladesh in recent days, including on Sunday, as our eastern neighbour battles with itself to discover its identity and soul. President Pranab Mukherjee has made Dhaka his first port of call since assuming office over seven months back — to underscore the importance this country accords to Bangladesh — and arrived in its capital on Sunday to a red-carpet welcome. And yet the wisdom of being welcomed during a major domestic upheaval in a host country appears questionable.

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