Jake Sullivan, the country's national security adviser, claimed that the United States had no hand in the collapse of the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina and other events in Bangladesh in July-August last year. Besides, he claimed, he felt that Indian officials also harbored such an attitude.
Jake Sullivan recently gave an interview to the Indian media The Hindu. He expressed this position in that interview. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has called allegations and notions of America's role in student protests and government change in Bangladesh as 'absurd'. He claimed that senior Indian officials also believe that America was not behind the events in Dhaka.
Sullivan recently returned to Washington after a visit from New Delhi. Hindustan Times asked him about the assassination attempt on Khalistan movement leader Gurupatwant Singh Pannun, corruption allegations against Gautam Adani in the US, India's views on America's role in the change of power in Bangladesh.
Also, Hindustan Times wants to know what the ruling BJP in India has to say about the deterioration of bilateral relations under the Biden administration in the context of accusations that the US 'deep state' is trying to destabilize India. Also, how would he answer these questions from the position of what is said to be the 'head of the deep state' of the US?
In response, Sullivan said, 'I would like to politely reject the idea that I am at the helm of the Deep State and at the same time reject the idea that America was behind what happened in Bangladesh. This is completely unrealistic. Based on discussions with senior Indian officials, I don't think they believe it either.'
Before this, at the end of last December, the advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh. Talked to Yunus on the phone. At that time, when the next national election of Bangladesh can be held, the chief advisor of the interim government said. He congratulated Muhammad Yunus.
Jake Sullivan also congratulated Yunus for starting work on reforming the political and electoral system in Bangladesh. He said that the United States will be with Bangladesh in this journey of democratic transition. According to a press release from the White House, Yunus and Sullivan emphasized on upholding the human rights of all citizens in Bangladesh, regardless of religion.
Before that, in September Dr. When Muhammad went to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly session, President Joe Biden promised the continued support of the United States to implement Bangladesh's new reform program. Biden made this promise after a meeting between the two leaders at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
A brief statement was released on the White House website after the meeting. It is said that Biden met with Muhammad Yunus to congratulate him on his recently appointed chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh.
The statement said that both the leaders mentioned the 'close partnership' between the two countries in the meeting. Mutual democratic values and strong people-to-people ties are the foundation of this relationship. Welcoming the increased engagement between the two governments, President Biden promised to continue supporting the implementation of Bangladesh's new reform program.
