Highlighting the progress and good examples of bilateral relations in the last 10 years, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday in London that the Dhaka-Delhi relationship now "stands out as a model".
He was replying to a question in a Wilton Park talk on Wednesday. Wilton Park is an executive agency of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office providing a global forum for strategic discussion.
Bangladesh High Commissioner in UK Saida Muna Tasneem asked him about the priority of Dhaka in the Indian foreign policy when it comes to security, regional connectivity, shared prosperity and Indo-Pacific.
Jaishankar said they had tried to restructure the neighborhood. "Obviously it's not something unilateral by us."
One of the big changes in that, he said: "For example, with Bangladesh, we have settled our land boundary which is really a big deal.
"We had differences on our maritime boundary, and we went for arbitration. We agreed that whatever the arbitral award would be, we would both follow. We did when the arbitral award came. A lot of it was not in our favor," he said, adding: "It's a good example for the region and countries."
In the last 10 years, he said there had been rail links between the countries and a power plant, and now India is using Bangladesh's ports for the northeast, and they are benefiting from more traffic coming through the port.
He also mentioned the energy supply and said: "Today our relationship stands out in the Indian subcontinent as a model relationship."
Jaishankar is in London for an official visit. He met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and held meetings with his counterpart David Cameron.