Boris Johnson, Modi agreed on need to rein in fringe anti-India extremist groups: Shringla

“As the Prime Minister has said, climate change for him is an article of faith and India is more than fulfilling its commitments,” said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Counter-terrorism and the need to rein in extremist activities by certain fringe separatist outfits were among the issues covered during the “short” bilateral exchange between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, on the margins of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

In a media briefing at the close of day one of the World Leaders’ Summit of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on November 1 night, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was asked if anti-Indian activities by separatist groups who organise pro-Khalistani activities in the U.K. were among the issues raised during the talks between the two leaders.

“The meeting was short, but it did allow short exchanges on concerns that both our countries have on increasing radicalism,” Mr. Shringla said in response.