Rare India-Pak Handshake in Dhaka: Jaishankar Meets Sadiq at Zia Funeral

• Indian EAM S. Jaishankar and Pakistan Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq briefly met in Dhaka.
• The rare exchange occurred at the funeral of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia.
• Sources clarified it was an informal, protocol-driven greeting, not a bilateral engagement.
• This interaction does not signal any shift in India's policy towards Pakistan.
• Jaishankar also delivered PM Modi's letter to Khaleda Zia's son, Tarique Rahman.

Why It Matters: Brief India-Pak handshake at Dhaka funeral was informal, no policy shift.