India has strong ties with UK, will take up Britain racism issue when required: Jaishankar ANI | 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..