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India to Continue to Raise Issue of Khalistani Extremism with UK: MEA
India to Continue to Raise Issue of Khalistani Extremism with UK: MEA
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PM Modi will hold wide-ranging talks with UK PM Keir Starmer during an official visit to London on 23-24 July. From the UK, PM Modi will travel to the Maldives on a state visit.
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The presence of Khalistani extremists and their supporters in the United Kindom (UK) is a matter of concern not only for India, but should concern UK as well, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told a special briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday.Misri was responding to a question on whether the issue would be taken up during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK starting this week. The Foreign Secretary said that India will continue to raise the matter with the UK authorities like it has been doing for some time now.The Indian diplomat also noted that Indian law-enforcement continues to be in touch with the British counterparts on the potential extradition of economic fugitives like Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya, all of whom are accused of duping Indian banks and taxpayers of millions of dollars.While not confirming as yet whether India and the UK would be signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during PM Modi's visit, Misri said that some "last-minute work" on chalking out the legal details was ongoing at present. India and the UK announced an FTA after a telephone call between PM Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer on 6 May."Since then, the two sides have been in very close touch with each other. We will update you on the final details related to this at the appropriate time," he said.While responding to threats of "secondary sanctions" from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies over import of Russian oil, Misri reiterated India accorded the "highest priority" to the energy security of the Indian public.The Indian diplomat said that issues such as energy security were "existential" for the rest of the world, and there should be "balance and perspective" in dealing with these matters.The Prime Minister will be the guest of honour at celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Maldives, he said.He said that leadership discussions would focus on trade and economic ties, development, security and regional issues among other topics."... and the results are there for everyone to see," he said.Misri described the Maldives as a crucial partner for India in its Neighbourhood First Policy as well as in the MAHASAGAR Vision- “Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions”.He said that both countries were already in negotiations for an FTA and investment treaty, adding that new areas of cooperation such as renewable energy, fisheries, etc were also being worked upon. "It is a fact that it has faced a stressful financial environment. And this is why we have been giving a helping hand to the Maldives..." he said.Misri said that India's financial assistance has led to the appreciation of foreign exchange reserves in the country, a fact he noted has been acknowledged by international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Further, Misri said that Indian defence assets given to the Maldives "continue to function" there with appropriate (Indian non-military technical) personnel helping with Maldivian authorities.
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India to Continue to Raise Issue of Khalistani Extremism with UK: MEA
19:02 22.07.2025 (Updated: 19:11 22.07.2025) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold wide-ranging talks with UK PM Keir Starmer during an official visit to London on 23-24 July. From the UK, PM Modi will travel to the Maldives on a state visit.
The presence of Khalistani extremists and their supporters in the United Kindom (UK) is a matter of concern not only for India, but should concern UK as well, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told a special briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Misri was responding to a question on whether the issue would be taken up during
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK starting this week. The Foreign Secretary said that India will
continue to raise the matter with the UK authorities like it has been doing for some time now.
"This is a matter of concern not only to us, but it should be a matter of concern to our partners as well, because this impacts social cohesion and social order in these other countries as well," Misri commented.
The Indian diplomat also noted that Indian law-enforcement continues to be in touch with the British counterparts on the potential extradition of economic fugitives like Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya, all of whom are accused of duping Indian banks and taxpayers of millions of dollars.
"These have been a matter of discussion between both sides, and we continue to make the case for these fugitives to be rendered to India. Obviously, there is a legal process that such requests and such issues go through in the other country, and we continue to follow up very closely with our partners in the UK on these matters," Misri said.
While not confirming as yet whether India and the UK would be signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during PM Modi's visit, Misri said that some "last-minute work" on chalking out the legal details was ongoing at present. India and the UK announced an FTA after a telephone call between PM Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer on 6 May.
"Since then, the two sides have been in very close touch with each other. We will update you on the final details related to this at the appropriate time," he said.
While responding to threats of "secondary sanctions" from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies over import of Russian oil, Misri reiterated India accorded the "highest priority" to the energy security of the Indian public.
"As we have said previously, it is important not to have
double-standards and to have a clear-eyed perception of what the global situation is insofar as the broader energy market is concerned," he said.
The Indian diplomat said that issues such as energy security were "existential" for the rest of the world, and there should be "balance and perspective" in dealing with these matters.
With respect to Prime Minister Modi's state visit to the Maldives, Misri informed that the 25-26 July visit would be the first state visit by a foreign head of government that President Mohamed Muizzu is hosting since he assumed office in November 2023.
The Prime Minister will be the guest of honour at celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Maldives, he said.
He said that leadership discussions would focus on trade and economic ties, development, security and regional issues among other topics.
Misri stressed that the leaderships of both the countries have paid close attention to the relationship, leading to a turnaround in ties which had
hit a low after Muizzu came to power in 2023.
"... and the results are there for everyone to see," he said.
Misri described the Maldives as a crucial partner for India in its Neighbourhood First Policy as well as in the MAHASAGAR Vision- “Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions”.
India is also Maldives' biggest development and import partner, he said, while emphasising that all Indian-funded projects in the Maldives were progressing well.
He said that both countries were already in negotiations for an FTA and investment treaty, adding that new areas of cooperation such as renewable energy, fisheries, etc were also being worked upon.
Misri highlighted that Indian financial assistance has been instrumental in helping the Maldives "stave off" a precarious debt situation, while commenting on a question about the island nation's debt to GDP ratio being over 100% for consecutive years.
"It is a fact that it has faced a stressful financial environment. And this is why we have been giving a helping hand to the Maldives..." he said.
Misri said that India's financial assistance has led to the appreciation of foreign exchange reserves in the country, a fact he noted has been acknowledged by international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"In any case, insofar as the swaps are concerned, my understanding is that the $400 million swap line has been drawn almost completely and now the 30 million Indian Rupee (INR) swap line will also be drawn upon," the Indian Foreign Secretary said, adding that India remains in close touch with the Maldivian authorities on the debt issue.
Further, Misri said that
Indian defence assets given to the Maldives "continue to function" there with appropriate (Indian non-military technical) personnel helping with Maldivian authorities.
