New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone dialog along with his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak and known as for ‘sturdy motion’ towards those that attacked the Indian High Commission final month. The tricolour flying atop the Indian High Commission in London was grabbed at by a gaggle of protesters waving separatist Khalistani flags and chanting pro-Khalistani slogans on March 19, a day after Punjab Police launched an enormous crackdown towards radical preacher Amritpal Singh.
According to Prime Minister Modi’s Office, he raised the problem of the safety of Indian diplomatic institutions within the UK and known as for sturdy motion towards anti-India parts by the UK Government.
Sunak instructed PM Modi that the UK considers the assault on Indian High Commission ‘completely unacceptable’ and guaranteed of the safety of the Indian Mission and its personnel.Â
Prime Minister Modi additionally raised the problem of financial offenders who’ve sought refuge within the UK, and sought progress on the return of those fugitives in order that they’ll seem earlier than the Indian judicial system.Â
The two leaders additionally reviewed the progress on various bilateral points as a part of the India-UK Roadmap 2030, and expressed satisfaction on the current high-level exchanges and rising cooperation, notably in commerce and financial sectors.
As per an official assertion, they agreed on the necessity for an early conclusion of a mutually useful Free Trade Agreement between the 2 nations.Â
PM Modi invited Sunak for the G20 Summit to be held in Delhi in September 2023.Â
He additionally conveyed greetings to his British counterpart and the Indian neighborhood within the UK on the eve of Baisakhi.
The two leaders agreed to stay involved.
