Fugitive offenders should be delivered to e-book: External Affairs Ministry forward of Modi-Johnson talks

By PTI

NEW DELHI: India has been repeatedly highlighting the necessity to carry financial fugitives to justice in addition to safety issues which will emanate from people who harbour anti-India positions, the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned on Thursday, forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks together with his British counterpart Boris Johnson.

The remarks by Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi at a media briefing got here in response to a query on whether or not the Indian aspect would carry up the problem of fugitive financial offender Vijay Mallya and Khalistan throughout talks with Johnson on Friday.

Bagchi, nonetheless, added that he doesn’t know whether or not or in what context these points might come up, if in any respect, in the course of the talks between Modi and Johnson. “As part of our agenda, we have been repeatedly highlighting the need to bring economic fugitives to justice and I have said this from this forum many times, as well as security concerns that may emanate from individuals who may harbour anti-India positions,” Bagchi mentioned.

“That is part of our discussions on various platforms. I do not know how or in what context it will come up, if at all, I think we should leave that to the leaders,” he added. Speaking in regards to the go to, Bagchi mentioned, “We are looking forward to it as a productive visit…we had a very successful summit last year.”

He mentioned that he can’t speculate on what the leaders would talk about in the course of the assembly. “He (Johnson) is in Gujarat and has been given a very warm welcome by the government of Gujarat. He has already done a few engagements during the day, including to Saraswati. He has travelled to India before but this his first visit to India as the prime minister. We look forward to that very much,” Bagchi mentioned.

A significant focus of Johnson’s talks with Modi will likely be on the state of affairs within the Indo-Pacific because the United Kingdom is strongly against any type of coercion within the area, folks conversant in the event had mentioned.

Johnson is scheduled to reach in Delhi later this night.