India on Monday condemned the defacing of its embassy in Slovenia, purportedly by pro-Khalistan elements, and called on Slovenian authorities to hold the perpetrators accountable.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a press briefing, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Video Grab)
“We condemn the defacement of the premises of our embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia, by anti-India elements,” the external affairs ministry said in a statement without giving details of who was responsible for the incident.
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People familiar with the matter said pro-Khalistan elements were behind the defacing of the embassy with anti-India slogans.
The external affairs ministry said that under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are “inviolable and must be protected”.
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The external affairs ministry said that under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are “inviolable and must be protected”.
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The Indian side has taken up the “matter strongly” with Slovenian authorities in New Delhi and in Ljubljana so that “the perpetrators behind such reprehensible acts are held accountable”.
“We also call upon law enforcement authorities elsewhere to take note of the hateful propaganda and disinformation being spread by such groups,” the statement said.
Pro-Khalistan groups have been responsible for defacing and vandalising India's diplomatic missions in countries such as the UK, the US and Canada in recent years.
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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