‘It Gets Under My Skin When Country is Disrespected’: Jaishankar on India High Commission Violence in London

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar expressed his contempt for the recent attack on the Indian High Commission in London and said he would be attacked if India was attacked and disrespected.

“I actually got off a plane,” Jaishankar said during an episode of The Ranveer Show, “when I saw this guy climbing the Indian High Commission building in London and he was trying to pull the flag… podcast.”

“When people try to score points..personal points, I just ignore it. When ‘I’, which is not me but India, is attacked, then yeah… that feeling that you don’t get respect and people condescend, and sometimes they ambush you.” .

In the podcast, Jaishankar also talked about the challenges facing the country saying that the world was a tough place. At the end of the day, he said, “it’s all about job creation” and building infrastructure so young people can work.

This comes as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) published, on Wednesday, photographs of 45 people involved in the attack on the Indian High Commission in London and asked for the public’s help in identifying these perpetrators.

Following the protest organized by “pro-Khelistani activists” at the Indian High Commission headquarters in London on 19 March, where the national flag was taken down, the Delhi Police Special Cell recorded a First Information Report (FIR).

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) later took over the case after the Union Home Ministry directed the Delhi Police to initiate legal proceedings.

The FIR was filed under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. An investigation into the accident has begun.

In response to the protest, the Indian government summoned the British Deputy High Commissioner, to seek an explanation for the lack of security during the demonstration.