External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday said that former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India is a “personal decision" which depends on the “certain circumstance" that forced her to flee to New Delhi.

When asked if Hasina was welcome to stay in India for “as long as she wants," Jaishankar, while speaking at the HT Leadership Summit , said, “She came here in a certain circumstance, and that circumstance is clearly a factor in what happens to her. But that is something she must decide."

The Union Minister further underlined India’s long-standing preference for a credible and democratic political process in Bangladesh.

Referring to past political issues in Bangladesh, Jaishankar said, “What we heard was that people in Bangladesh, particularly those who ar

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