'We're ready to look at all kinds of creative solutions,' Menon said.

He described ties between India and Bangladesh as 'close and intimate' and said there would always be issues 'but no issues that can't be solved with goodwill'.

Both sides, he said, were happy with the way the relationship was going.

Manmohan Singh also met several other leaders on the sidelines of the NAM summit - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as well as the leaders of Vietnam, Malaysia and Bosnia Herzegovina.