Dr Swasti Rao joined ThePrint as Consulting Editor (International and Strategic Affairs) in 2024. She is a geopolitical expert, commentator, and author. You can reach her at swasti.rao@theprint.in.
UK’s never ending love for Pakistan and Islamists of all shades and hues means that India will always keep a distance from the UK.
The recent attack by Khalistanis on Mr. Jaishankar is a case in point.
UK has always been a hub of all sorts of anti-India activities – ranging from Khalistanis to Islamists to ISI backed Maulvis propagating jihad against the Indian state. The nature of UK politics is such that no political party will ever take action against these elements as each of these have a significant votebank capable of titling the scales in the electoral race.
India must bot have great expectations of the UK. France, in stark contrast, is a much more reliable security partner.
For Europe, including Britain, Russia is a looming, one will not say existential, threat. One it must now face without the reassurance of having the United States as a trustworthy military ally. Whereas Russia and India are inseparable. If anything, ties have deepened after its invasion of Ukraine. 2. India and Europe, collectively through the EU, or in the form of important bilateral relationships as with Britain, have the potential to increase trade, investment, technology, some limited mobility for skilled professionals. However, in terms of the political or strategic partnership, Russia is going to be a constraint. And the United States no longer the cementing force it was.
UK’s never ending love for Pakistan and Islamists of all shades and hues means that India will always keep a distance from the UK.
The recent attack by Khalistanis on Mr. Jaishankar is a case in point.
UK has always been a hub of all sorts of anti-India activities – ranging from Khalistanis to Islamists to ISI backed Maulvis propagating jihad against the Indian state. The nature of UK politics is such that no political party will ever take action against these elements as each of these have a significant votebank capable of titling the scales in the electoral race.
India must bot have great expectations of the UK. France, in stark contrast, is a much more reliable security partner.
For Europe, including Britain, Russia is a looming, one will not say existential, threat. One it must now face without the reassurance of having the United States as a trustworthy military ally. Whereas Russia and India are inseparable. If anything, ties have deepened after its invasion of Ukraine. 2. India and Europe, collectively through the EU, or in the form of important bilateral relationships as with Britain, have the potential to increase trade, investment, technology, some limited mobility for skilled professionals. However, in terms of the political or strategic partnership, Russia is going to be a constraint. And the United States no longer the cementing force it was.
Nothing much can be done with socialist India, says the UK and rest of the world.