India has strong ties with UK, will take up Britain racism issue when required: Jaishankar
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Updated: Mar 15, 2021 17:08 IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Asserting that India is the land of Mahatma Gandhi and it can never turn its eyes away from racism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the government will take up matters related to racism in Britain "with great candour when required."
Jaishankar was responding to concerns raised by a BJP MP in Rajya Sabha Ashwini Vaishnaw over racism that forced Indian-origin Rashmi Samant to resign as president of the Oxford University Students Union..