India called the brief handshake exchange in Dhaka as customary, saying that there was no bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan. Both EAM Jaishankar and Ayaz Sadif exchanged a handshake, first interaction between two nations since brief conflict in May. While India called the brief handshake exchange customary, saying that there was no bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan. Pakistan's desperation revealedNA Secretariat in a press release claimed that while Ayaz Sadiq visited to Dhaka for former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia’s funeral, India's EAM Jaishankar approached him for a handshake. India refuted these 'fake' claims and said, “This was not part of any bilateral engagement.
Source: dna January 01, 2026 09:29 UTC