EAM S Jaishankar meets UK minister Lord Ahmad, discusses bilateral ties
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Published: Monday, March 15, 2021, 21:24 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 15: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with UK minister Lord Tariq Ahmad covering bilateral ties and global cooperation against the backdrop of strain in relations between the two countries following a debate on the farmers protest in the British Parliament.
The minister for South Asia in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office also held talks with Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. Received UK Minister of State Lord @tariqahmadbt. Discussed our bilateral ties and global cooperation, Jaishankar tweeted.
India's Foreign Secretary told the envoy that discussions in the UK Parliament on India's farms reforms represented a gross interference in politics of another democratic country.
India summons British envoy over discussion on agri reforms in UK Parliament
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The Ministry of External Affairs said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told the envoy that discussions in the British Parliament on India s agri reforms represented a gross interference in politics of another democratic country. It said the foreign secretary also advised the envoy that British MPs should refrain from practising vote bank politics by misrepresenting events , especially in relation to another fellow democracy.
India summons British envoy over unwarranted & tendentious discussion on farmers’ protest in UK Parliament
India summoned the British High Commissioner on Tuesday and conveyed its strong opposition to the unwarranted and tendentious discussion on India s agricultural reforms in the British Parliament.
Read more about Gross interference : India summons UK envoy, slams debate on farm laws on Business Standard. Foreign Secy tells UK envoy discussion in UK Parliament on India s agri reforms is gross interference in politics of another democratic country: MEA
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India summoned the British High Commissioner on Tuesday and conveyed its strong opposition to the unwarranted and tendentious discussion on India s agricultural reforms in the British Parliament. The Ministry of External Affairs said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told the envoy that discussions in the British Parliament on India s agri reforms represented a gross interference in politics of another democratic country.
It said the foreign secretary also advised the envoy that British MPs should refrain from practising vote bank politics by misrepresenting events , especially in relation to another fellow democracy. Foreign Secretary summoned the British High Commissioner and conveyed strong opposition to the unwarranted and tendentious discussion on agricultural reforms in India in the British Parliament, the MEA said in a statement.