In UK, EAM S Jaishankar brings up pro-Khalistan activities | India News

External affairs minister S Jaishankar mentioned points associated to trafficking and extremism in a gathering with UK’s secretary of state for house Yvette Cooper. India has been involved in regards to the activities of Khalistan separatists within the UK and the problem is learnt to have come up within the assembly.
“We discussed the flow of talent, people-to-people exchanges, and joint efforts in tackling trafficking and extremism,” mentioned Jaishankar on X after the assembly. India has prior to now repeatedly raised with the UK the necessity to stop banned teams like Sikhs for Justice from finishing up anti-India activities.

The minister, who’s on a six-day go to to the UK and Ireland, additionally mentioned progress in India-UK FTA talks in one other assembly he had with Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds. India and the UK resumed negotiations for a commerce deal final week, after a gathering between PM Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer in Rio final 12 months on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Both sides have underlined the necessity for a balanced, mutually helpful and a forward-looking deal that delivers mutual progress and builds on the strengths of the 2 complementary economies. “The strengthening of the trading relationship between our two countries has the potential to unlock opportunities for business and consumers across both our nations and build further on our already deep ties,” they mentioned in a joint assertion final week. Apart from safety and defence, they need to strengthen cooperation in new and rising applied sciences, local weather, well being, schooling, analysis and innovation, inexperienced finance and people-to-people contacts.
‘New consulates in Belfast, Manchester to spice up ties’:
The UK on Tuesday mentioned the opening of two new Indian consulates this week will additional enhance the 41 billion pound commerce partnership and assist the “valued” Indian group within the nation.
“The opening of new Indian consulates in Belfast and Manchester demonstrate the growing links between our peoples and how we are working together to deliver growth not only in London, but right across the UK,” mentioned UK overseas secretary David Lammy.