India says no to ‘high-powered’ UK delegation planning to visit Delhi to persuade govt against Russia, trip cancelled last minute

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India says no to ‘high-powered’ UK delegation planning to visit Delhi to persuade govt against Russia, trip cancelled last minute​

The Speaker-led delegation's visit, the first such visit to India, was part of the British government's diplomatic efforts to persuade India to take an anti-Russia stand in the Ukraine-Russia war has now been cancelled after a 'last-minute' refusal from the Indian government.


25 March, 2022
OpIndia Staff

A 10-member ‘high-powered’ delegation of British MPs scheduled to visit Delhi and Rajasthan has called off the India trip after the Indian High Commission raised objections to their tour to India.
According to a report in The Guardian, a high-powered UK delegation led by the Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, and his deputy was to visit India this week to try and influence India to take a pro-west stand on the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis.
Initially, the delegation was to visit to discuss the UK-India free trade deal, however, the purpose of their visit changed after Russia launched its special military operations in Ukraine in February. The 10-member delegation, involving lawmakers across parties, has been in discussion with India since January and was planning to visit Delhi and Rajasthan.
However, the Indian High Commission in Britain has raised objections at the last minute, leading to the cancellation of the tour, as per a report in The Guardian.

India refuses to entertain British MPs coming to persuade Indian govt against Russia, trip cancelled

Initially, the delegation was to visit to discuss the UK-India free trade deal, however, the purpose of their visit changed after Russia launched its special military operations in Ukraine in February. | OpIndia News

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That's the reason I always say that "Bravo to our Foreign policy makers"

Pakistanis say that India is in US camp but WE ALWAYS SAY THAT iNDIA WAS AND WILL BE ONLY INDIA CAMP..... AND DO THE BEST FOR OWN NATIONAL INTERESTS.

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

 

[kingQamaR]

Uk hardly done anything to india apart from a nice phone calls from Boris report said

and if they do put the sane pressure like on Germany to cancel its Russian gas project on you

Let’s talk then. On what your government replies are. this U.K. trip has of no weight

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Uk hardly done anything to india apart from a nice phone calls from Boris report said

and if they do put the sane pressure like on Germany to cancel its Russian gas project on you

Let’s talk then. On what your government replies are. this U.K. trip has of no weight

UK is putting pressure like this

 

[waz]

Hilarious.

 

[kingQamaR]

Your Video should have come with a warning please wear ear muffs to avoid damaging your hearing

Your news media has no credibility they are totally liars make things up

 

[The BrOkEn HeArT]

UK deserve this humiliation.

 

[vishwambhar]

Well done India.... This is the same UK who was before 1 day of Russian attack on Ukraine was talking about befitting reply and now it's nowhere to be seen on the battlefield..... And now they are trying to make India an enemy of Russia....

Europe and their wars we are least bothered.....

India will always have symphony towards Ukraine innocent population which is a war victim but by showing that picture western powers can't take India on ride.... India always had her own independent policies which suits her national interest and will continue with this....

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Well done India.... This is the same UK who was before 1 day of Russian attack on Ukraine was talking about befitting reply and now it's nowhere to be seen on the battlefield..... And now they are trying to make India an enemy of Russia....

Europe and their wars we are least bothered.....

India will always have symphony towards Ukraine innocent population which is a war victim but by showing that picture western powers can't take India on ride.... India always had her own independent policies which suits her national interest and will continue with this....

No Action?

UK stole billions of dollars from the Russian Oligarchs.

 

[vishwambhar]

No Action?

UK stole billions of dollars from the Russian Oligarchs.

UK was talking about befitting reply to Russia on the battlefield...... Not about stealing billions.....

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

UK was talking about befitting reply to Russia on the battlefield...... Not about stealing billions.....

Why will the British fight on the battlefield when they have Ukrainians as canon fodder?

 

[vishwambhar]

Why will the British fight on the battlefield when they have Ukrainians as canon fodder?

Well they UK was talking about befitting reply to save Ukraine in case of Russia invasion.... But at the most they could steal billions..... Even CHOR LUTERE can do that.....

But anyways getting back to the topic it's good India showing them their real place when they try to dictate India foreign policies....

 

[Dalit]

Either way, not bad news for Pakistan.

 

[Wood]

This is not a welcome development for India. Best case scenario would have been for the Western countries to ignore India's position in the matter. Antagonizing the west with whom India hopes to have a favorable economic partnership is a big set back. Especially so, considering that the issue at hand relates to Western security interests.

I'm sure GOI would have preferred to not be in this position.