Swaraj referred to Modi's advice as she called on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after joining the 4th Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission meeting with her counterpart AH Mahmood Ali.

Sushma Swaraj, who arrived here on a two-day visit, said, "India has been a longstanding and reliable development partner of Bangladesh."

The issue of Rohingya influx into Bangladesh is also expected to come up during the two-day visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

The MEA is collecting is DNA samples of family members of the 39 Indians who went missing in Iraq's Mosul in 2014.

This is Sushma Swaraj's second visit to Bangladesh and comes after recent trip of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Kulbhushan Jadhav, 46, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April for his alleged involvement in espionage and terrorist activities.

Keeping to a promise made on Independence Day, India on Wednesday issued six more medical visas to Pakistani nationals, including three children.

Rex Tillerson remarks assume significance as it comes close on the heels of President Donald Trump’s proposed Asia visit in November which will take him to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Indian concerns on H1-B visa were conveyed during a meeting between EAM Sushma Swaraj and a US Congressional delegation from the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

Swaraj has been taking a sympathetic approach in granting medical visas to Pakistani nationals, notwithstanding strain in ties between India and Pakistan over a host of issues.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also slammed the Congress party for calling BJP anti-women.

Children of 2 Pakistani nationals asked for EAM Sushma Swaraj's help on Twitter, and she tweeted that their parents will be given visas for undergoing liver transplant surgeries in India.

EAM Sushma Swaraj assured aid for Russian youth who had to resort to seeking alms at a temple in Tamil Nadu after his debit card ATM PIN got locked.

"We are issuing visa for the open heart surgery of your three-year-old daughter in India. We also pray for her speedy recovery here," the External Affairs Minister said in a tweet.

Geeta was reportedly just 7 or 8 years old when she was found sitting alone on the Samjhauta Express by the Pakistan Rangers at the Lahore railway station.

In a series of tweets, she said "the Emir of Kuwait has been pleased to commute the sentence of 15 Indian nationals from death to life imprisonment".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his demonetisation policy on November 8 last year, banning old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination

The development is significant because Sushma Swaraj has one again fulfilled her Independence Day promise to grant medical visas to all bona fide Pakistani patients.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Eenam Gambhir and diplomat at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Paulomi Tripathi are holding the fort for India.

For contrast, Paulomi Tripathi held up a picture of the body of Lt. Umar Faiyaz surrounded by mourners, and another of Lodhi displaying the fake picture.