India, Bangladesh border chiefs hold talks in New Delhi on security, border management

Senior border officials from India and Bangladesh are holding four days of talks in New Delhi this week, discussing cross-border security, border management and cooperation measures along their shared frontier.

The 57th Director General-level Border Coordination Conference between India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) began on 8 June and is scheduled to conclude on 11 June.

The meeting is the highest-level regular engagement between the two border forces and is aimed at managing issues related to the India-Bangladesh international border, says the Telegraph India.

The Indian delegation is led by BSF Director General Praveen Kumar, while the Bangladeshi side is headed by Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, Director General of the BGB. The talks follow the previous conference held in Dhaka in August 2025.

Officials are discussing a range of security and administrative issues, including efforts to curb trans-border crimes, prevent the entry of criminals into India, and address assaults on BSF personnel and Indian civilians.

The two sides are also reviewing border management concerns, including incidents of fence breaching by Bangladeshi nationals and the status of border infrastructure projects.

Reported pushback incidents and measures against Indian insurgent groups (IIGs) allegedly operating from within Bangladesh are also on the agenda, according to information released ahead of the meeting.

In addition, the delegations are discussing the implementation of confidence-building measures (CBMs) aimed at improving coordination and strengthening trust between the two forces.

The conference forms part of a long-standing bilateral mechanism established under the 1975 Joint India-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authorities. The first such meeting was held on 2 December 1975. While initially conducted annually, the talks became a biannual exercise in 1993 and are held alternately in New Delhi and Dhaka.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has said that established bilateral mechanisms remain the appropriate channels for addressing border-related concerns between the two countries.

The conference is expected to conclude on 11 June, with any agreements or progress on issues under discussion likely to be reflected in official statements issued after the meeting.