Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday conveyed India’s concerns to his British counterpart Keir Starmer, over activities of pro-Khalistani extremists in the UK and said action should be taken against those involved in radicalism and violent extremism.
Modi raised the issue during his talks with Starmer, according to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. The prime minister had also flagged concerns over the activities of Khalistani elements in the UK during his visit to London in July as well.
“Yes, it is a subject that had come up in the discussions in July. It was flagged again during the discussions held today,” Misri said.
This comes as PM Modi held wide-ranging talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer broadly focusing on boosting the India-UK ties in areas of trade, defence and security and critical technology.
India has been flagging its concerns to the UK over the activities of pro-Khalistan elements. There have been increasing concerns in India about activities of pro-Khalistani elements in the UK, especially after an attack on the Indian High Commission in London in March 2023.
The British leader, accompanied by a delegation of 125 of the UK’s most prominent business leaders, entrepreneurs and educationists, landed in Mumbai on Wednesday morning on a two-day visit.
Starmer’s visit to India came two-and-half months after the two countries inked a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs and is expected to result in doubling the bilateral trade by 2030.
