On March 19, 2023, a group of Khalistani supporters demonstrated outside the Indian High Commission in London. During the protest, the Indian tricolor was removed, and the building was vandalized. The incident caused tension in the relationship between India and Britain.
Recently, a UK newspaper claimed that the Indian government had postponed talks on trade relations with Britain in protest against the lack of action against the Khalistanis. The report stated that the Indian government wanted the British government to condemn the attack and take action against those involved in the protest.
However, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has denied the report, calling it baseless. The ministry stated that the scheduled talks would take place as planned.
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The incident in London is not an isolated one, as Khalistani supporters also demonstrated at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, USA. The police were present during the protest.
In response to the attack, Sikhs protested outside the British High Commission in New Delhi, condemning the actions of the Khalistanis. The protesters accused Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI of conspiring to disrupt peace in India and vowed to defend their tricolor.