<p>Washington: External Affairs Minister S <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/s-jaishankar">Jaishankar </a>on Wednesday said he had brief discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.</p>.<p>"Yes, we had a brief discussion on Bangladesh. I don't think it's appropriate that I get into more details," Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters at a news conference here.</p>.Bangladesh eyes deeper ties with China as India relations suffer.<p>The minister was responding to a query on whether treatment of minorities in Bangladesh came up during his meetings with Rubio and Waltz.</p>.<p>However, there was no discussion on the attacks on Indian consulates in the US or the threat to Indian diplomats here, Jaishankar said.</p>.<p>"I didn't raise those issues on this occasion," he said.</p>.<p>"But I do want to say that the attack on our consulate in San Francisco is a very, very serious matter. It is something for which we expect accountability, and we would like to see that people who did it are held responsible," Jaishankar said.</p>.<p>Asked about two cases -- one against a former Indian official and another against an Indian business tycoon -- which have come up in US courts in the last two years, Jaishankar said, "No, the subject didn't come up (during the meetings)." </p>
<p>Washington: External Affairs Minister S <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/s-jaishankar">Jaishankar </a>on Wednesday said he had brief discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.</p>.<p>"Yes, we had a brief discussion on Bangladesh. I don't think it's appropriate that I get into more details," Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters at a news conference here.</p>.Bangladesh eyes deeper ties with China as India relations suffer.<p>The minister was responding to a query on whether treatment of minorities in Bangladesh came up during his meetings with Rubio and Waltz.</p>.<p>However, there was no discussion on the attacks on Indian consulates in the US or the threat to Indian diplomats here, Jaishankar said.</p>.<p>"I didn't raise those issues on this occasion," he said.</p>.<p>"But I do want to say that the attack on our consulate in San Francisco is a very, very serious matter. It is something for which we expect accountability, and we would like to see that people who did it are held responsible," Jaishankar said.</p>.<p>Asked about two cases -- one against a former Indian official and another against an Indian business tycoon -- which have come up in US courts in the last two years, Jaishankar said, "No, the subject didn't come up (during the meetings)." </p>