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  • Make sure that safety of India’s diplomatic missions, EAM Jaishankar tells UK minister

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    NEW DELHI: Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishanakr on Monday instructed visiting British Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad that Britain used to be obliged to verify the protection of India’s diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom and save you misuse of democratic freedoms.

    “Met with UK MOS Lord @tariqahmadbt nowadays in New Delhi. Mentioned a vast vary of problems, from FTA and South Asia to Indo-Pacific and G20. Underlined the duty to verify safety of our diplomatic missions and save you misuse of democratic freedoms,” Jaishankar stated in a tweet after his assembly with Lord Ahmad.

    Jaishankar’s assertions all over a gathering with Lord Ahmad, the Minister of State for International, Commonwealth and Building Affairs, got here in opposition to the backdrop of the vandalisation of the Indian Prime Fee in London via pro-Khalistan supporters on March 19. 

    In April, the Union House Ministry had passed over the probe when it comes to assault at the Indian challenge in London to the Nationwide Investigation Company after a gathering with representatives from Britain.

    Jaishankar stated he additionally mentioned a vast vary of problems starting from the Unfastened Industry Settlement and South Asia to Indo-Pacific and G20 with the visiting minister.

    In the meantime, Lord Ahmad stated that India and UK percentage an extended friendship and not unusual values. 

    “Extremely joyful to fulfill with my pricey pal Dr Jaishankar in Delhi. We mentioned the significance of strengthening of our long-standing bilateral members of the family and progressing the FTA,” he tweeted.

    “Development at the 2030 Roadmap for India-UK long run members of the family, we’re deepening our collaboration on science, era, bringing new inventions to each our countries,” stated Lord Ahmad.

    All through the process the day, Ahmad additionally met International Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra and G20 leader coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla among others.

    Ahmad will now head to Hyderabad after visiting Jodhpur and New Delhi as a part of his ongoing excursion of the country.

    India and the United Kingdom were negotiating an FTA since January final 12 months, with a function in opposition to a complete pact this is anticipated to noticeably strengthen the bilateral buying and selling courting price an estimated GBP 34 billion in 2022.

    In line with UK executive statistics, India used to be the United Kingdom’s twelfth biggest buying and selling spouse within the 4 quarters to the top of Q3 2022, accounting for two.1 in line with cent of overall UK business.

    (With further inputs from PTI)

    NEW DELHI: Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishanakr on Monday instructed visiting British Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad that Britain used to be obliged to verify the protection of India’s diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom and save you misuse of democratic freedoms.

    “Met with UK MOS Lord @tariqahmadbt nowadays in New Delhi. Mentioned a vast vary of problems, from FTA and South Asia to Indo-Pacific and G20. Underlined the duty to verify safety of our diplomatic missions and save you misuse of democratic freedoms,” Jaishankar stated in a tweet after his assembly with Lord Ahmad.

    Jaishankar’s assertions all over a gathering with Lord Ahmad, the Minister of State for International, Commonwealth and Building Affairs, got here in opposition to the backdrop of the vandalisation of the Indian Prime Fee in London via pro-Khalistan supporters on March 19. googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    In April, the Union House Ministry had passed over the probe when it comes to assault at the Indian challenge in London to the Nationwide Investigation Company after a gathering with representatives from Britain.

    Jaishankar stated he additionally mentioned a vast vary of problems starting from the Unfastened Industry Settlement and South Asia to Indo-Pacific and G20 with the visiting minister.

    In the meantime, Lord Ahmad stated that India and UK percentage an extended friendship and not unusual values. 

    “Extremely joyful to fulfill with my pricey pal Dr Jaishankar in Delhi. We mentioned the significance of strengthening of our long-standing bilateral members of the family and progressing the FTA,” he tweeted.

    “Development at the 2030 Roadmap for India-UK long run members of the family, we’re deepening our collaboration on science, era, bringing new inventions to each our countries,” stated Lord Ahmad.

    All through the process the day, Ahmad additionally met International Secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra and G20 leader coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla among others.

    Ahmad will now head to Hyderabad after visiting Jodhpur and New Delhi as a part of his ongoing excursion of the country.

    India and the United Kingdom were negotiating an FTA since January final 12 months, with a function in opposition to a complete pact this is anticipated to noticeably strengthen the bilateral buying and selling courting price an estimated GBP 34 billion in 2022.

    In line with UK executive statistics, India used to be the United Kingdom’s twelfth biggest buying and selling spouse within the 4 quarters to the top of Q3 2022, accounting for two.1 in line with cent of overall UK business.

    (With further inputs from PTI)

  • PM Narendra Modi, UK’s Boris Johnson conform to represent sub-group on countering extremism

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    NEW DELHI: Top Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday expressed “0 tolerance” for terrorism in all its bureaucracy and reiterated their condemnation of Mumbai and Pathankot terror assaults.

    Of their wide-ranging talks, Modi and Johnson agreed to represent a sub-group on countering extremism with a view to additional fortify cooperation between India and the United Kingdom in making sure that each one conceivable movements are taken towards teams and folks based totally in or working out of both nation.

    “Each leaders expressed 0 tolerance for terrorism in all its bureaucracy – and for all those that inspire, fortify and finance terrorism or supply sanctuary to terrorists and terror teams, no matter their motivation could also be,” a joint observation stated.

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    It stated the 2 high ministers known as upon all nations to paintings in combination to root out terrorist protected havens and infrastructure, disrupt terrorist networks and their financing channels, and halt cross-border motion of terrorists.

    It stated Modi and Johnson reiterated their condemnation of terrorist assaults in India and the United Kingdom, together with the Mumbai and Pathankot assaults. “They emphasized the significance of perpetrators of terrorist assaults being systematically and expeditiously dropped at justice, and agreed to paintings in combination to take concerted motion towards globally proscribed terrorist entities and folks,” the observation stated.

    It stated the 2 leaders expressed delight at the ongoing cooperation during the Joint Operating Workforce on Counter-Terrorism (JWG-CT), together with in regards to data and intelligence sharing on terror entities and folks.

    “Inside this framework, they agreed to represent a sub-group on countering extremism with a view to additional fortify cooperation between the 2 aspects in making sure that each one conceivable movements are taken towards teams and folks based totally in or working out of both nation, in search of to incite violent extremism and terrorism and who’re thinking about financing such actions,” it stated.

    Of their talks, Modi and Johnson additionally reaffirmed their dedication to a unfastened, open, non violent and protected our on-line world and welcomed the development underneath the improved India-UK cyber safety partnership to take on shared cyber threats together with to crucial nationwide infrastructure. “They defined dedication, in a joint cyber observation, to deepen cooperation throughout cyber governance, deterrence and strengthening cyber resilience,” the observation stated.

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    At the state of affairs in Afghanistan, the 2 leaders reaffirmed the significance of UN Safety Council (UNSC) Solution 2593 which unequivocally demanded that Afghan territory will have to no longer be used for sheltering, coaching, making plans or financing terrorist acts.

    “Each side agreed to proceed to supply quick humanitarian help to the folks of Afghanistan and reiterated the will for a consultant and inclusive political machine in fortify of a relaxed, protected and strong Afghanistan,” the observation stated.