Britain s Home Secretary Priti Patel had ordered the extradition of Nirav Modi on April 16. (File)
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A new India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) will cover the whole spectrum of immigration issues, including streamlining extradition processes as well as a new bespoke offer for greater mobility of young students and professionals in both countries, Britain s Home Secretary Priti Patel has said.
In reference to high-profile Indian extradition cases, including that of former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya and fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the senior Indian-origin Cabinet minister admitted there have been frustrations in the past. But she asserted that since her tenure at the UK Home Office the extradition coordination between the two countries has fundamentally changed and improved .
India-UK extradition relationship has improved: Minister Priti Patel
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In reference to high-profile Indian extradition cases, including that of former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya and fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the senior Indian-origin Cabinet minister admitted there have been frustrations in the past.
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Britain s Home Secretary Priti Patel
A new India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) will cover the whole spectrum of immigration issues, including streamlining extradition processes as well as a new bespoke offer for greater mobility of young students and professionals in both countries, Britain s Home Secretary Priti Patel has said.
A new India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) will cover the whole spectrum of immigration issues, including streamlining extradition processes as well as a new bespoke offer for greater mobility of young students and professionals in both countries, Britain s Home Secretary Priti Patel has said. In reference to high-profile Indian extradition cases, including that of former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya and fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, the senior Indian-origin Cabinet minister admitted there have been frustrations in the past. But she asserted that since her tenure at the UK Home Office the extradition coordination between the two countries has fundamentally changed and improved .
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