<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>India has said they will continue to support Bangladesh's vision of a "stable, peaceful and progressive" nation.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"It is for the people of Bangladesh to decide their own future. As a close friend and partner, we respect the democratic process in Bangladesh,"</div><div><br></div><div>Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, told reporters in New Delhi on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>While asked about arrests and jailing of opposition leaders in Bangladesh, he said the "characterisation" of all of these elements is "your words, not mine."</div><div><br></div><div>"Crackdown, jailed opposition leader, etc. are your interpretation. Please don't ascribe them to me," the spokesperson conveyed to the reporter who asked the Bangladesh related questions, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>He said that they do not want to comment on the policy of any third country. "Elections in Bangladesh, as I have said, are a domestic matter for them," he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>