Jaishankar, Pak Speaker Meet in Dhaka: 'Protocol-Driven,' Not Bilateral Engagement

• External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq in Dhaka.
• The interaction occurred at former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s funeral, marking the first high-profile contact since Operation Sindoor.
• Government sources clarified the brief exchange was 'protocol-driven' and 'customary,' not a bilateral engagement.
• No formal meeting, discussion, or agenda was scheduled; Dhaka served merely as a third-country venue.
• India's policy remains unchanged: normalisation of ties requires an environment free of cross-border terrorism.

Why It Matters: Brief Dhaka meeting between Jaishankar and Pak Speaker was customary, not a shift in India-Pak ties.