New Delhi and Dhaka are not starting from scratch but from memory of a relationship shaped by shared rivers, shared borders, and the kind of cultural proximity that makes formal diplomacy feel almost redundant. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, speaking to NDTV in his first interview with the Indian media since the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman came to power, described the future of bilateral ties through the prism of what he called the "slowly but surely" concept.