When questioned on Sunday whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought up concerns connected to the rise in Khalistani extremism in the UK with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, persons aware with the situation replied that the Prime Minister expresses worry when a country’s sovereignty is breached.
Rishi Sunak stated on Friday that his administration is taking aggressive measures to stop pro-Khalistani extremism while denouncing the growing number of hate crimes encouraged by Khalistani separatist organisations in the UK.
“In the UK, there is no place for that kind of fanaticism or violence. And for this reason, we are collaborating closely with the Indian authorities to combat ‘PKE’ pro-Khalistan extremism, according to Sunak.
Earlier in March, Khalistani separatists assaulted the Indian High Commission in London, vandalized the building, and disregarded the tricolor. They made threats to the employees working on the high commission’s property. Missions all around Canada, the US, and Australia came under similar assaults.
Sunak said, “It’s not right, and I won’t put up with it in the UK.”
The UK’s capacity to combat “pro-Khalistan extremism” has been strengthened, according to Sunak, who also said that his administration stated these plans earlier this year.
He made reference to the meeting between Union minister for foreign affairs S. Jaishankar and UK security minister Tom Tugendhat, during which Tugendhat stated additional money of Rs. 1 million had been sanctioned to combat pro-Khalistan extremism in the UK.
“Our security minister recently met with colleagues in India. Working groups have been formed to exchange intelligence and information in order to combat this kind of violent extremism, according to Sunak.
In their meeting on Saturday, Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Modi discussed the development of various areas of bilateral cooperation under the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the Roadmap 2030, particularly in the economy, defense and security, technology, green technology and climate change, health, and mobility sectors, according to a press release from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
“”Two countries, one goal. After their encounter, Sunak uploaded pictures of himself and PM Modi on the social networking platform X, previously known as Twitter, along with a statement that included the phrase “an ambition rooted in our shared values, the connection between our people, and of course, our passion for cricket.”
In the press release, it was also stated that PM Modi and his UK counterpart discussed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the UK and India and expressed hope that the outstanding issues would be resolved swiftly so that both countries could reach a “balanced, mutually beneficial, and forward-looking” agreement.
