Blame-shifting is interim government’s ‘habit’, says India

India has rejected allegations that it instigated recent unrest in Bangladesh’s Khagrachhari district, saying the country’s interim government is “unable” to maintain law and order and has a “habit of shifting blame onto others”. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, Indian Foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the claims were “false and baseless”, and that Bangladesh should focus on addressing “local extremist violence” targeting minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The comments follow remarks made in Dhaka by Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, who suggested that India or “fascist elements” were behind the surge in violence, arson, and land grabs in the region. He also alleged that arms and funds were being channelled in from abroad...