Earlier, Doval held talks with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan in Washington. After this the meeting with British Security Advisor Barrow is very important. In this conversation, the bilateral situation of the two countries, the global strategic environment with the Russia-Ukraine war and the Indo-Pacific will be discussed. Both the NSAs are also expected to make statements on terrorism flourishing in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and the situation in the Middle East. India and the UK are working towards signing a trade deal this year. However, the British position is becoming a serious obstacle in bilateral relations. According to the IMF, India is the fastest growing large economy in the world and Britain is the weakest link among the G-7 economies.
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Britain’s soft attitude towards Pakistan
Whitehall is with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and is working at cross purposes in the Indian subcontinent. Today, India and Britain do not watch Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan much, as London tries to be soft towards Pakistan as a big brother in the Indian subcontinent.
Britain trying to justify violence in the name of freedom
NSA Doval is likely to raise the issues of Sikh fundamentalist groups apart from Pak Islamic groups opposing India on Kashmir and Citizenship Amendment Act. According to intelligence, despite India raising the issue of Sikh separatism in the UK, the UK government has not taken any concrete steps to stop Khalistan terrorism funding through radical Gurdwaras in the UK in the name of fabricated atrocities against the community in India. not picked up. The Modi government believes that the UK is trying to justify violence in the name of freedom of expression and is using fundamentalists to mount pressure against India.
Has given refuge to the fugitives of India
Apart from this, there is another reason behind Modi government’s displeasure with Britain. In fact Britain has given shelter to fugitives like Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Sanjay Bhandari and others. There is an extradition treaty between India and Britain, but even after this these criminals were not sent to India. India and Pakistan have completed 75 years of independence from Britain. Despite this, London still carries the imperial legacy on its shoulders and tries to intervene politically in the Indian subcontinent. UK gives shelter to BNP activists against Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and MQM’s Altaf Hussain. Along with this, it also promotes Sikh separatists against India.
If you want to do business, you have to improve
India is also troubled that the BBC, under Britain’s Foreign Office, was allowed to polarize Indians on communal lines by trying to rehash the 2002 Gujarat riots, while the Supreme Court of India held Prime Minister Narendra Modi guilty of the Gujarat riots. Has given clean chit to Modi. Even though business and professional talks are going to take place between NSA Doval and Barrow, the UK needs to reform itself if it wants to do business with India.