NEW DELHI – India strongly denied a report by a British parliamentary panel on Friday, August 1, 2025, that said India was one of the countries that was allegedly involved in “transnational repression” in the UK. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said with certainty that the claims were “baseless” and came from “dubious sources,” mostly groups that are banned and have a history of being hostile to India.
During his weekly media briefing, Randhir Jaiswal, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of External Affairs, said, “We have seen the references to India in the report and categorically reject these baseless allegations.”
Jaiswal didn’t hold back when he questioned the report’s reliability. “These claims come from sources that have not been verified and are not trustworthy. Most of them are connected to banned groups and people who have a clear, documented history of being anti-India.” He said, “The report’s credibility is in doubt because it relies on sources that have been proven false.”
The British Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights put out a report called “Transnational Repression in the UK” on July 30, 2025. The report said that India was one of many countries, including Bahrain, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, that were allegedly involved in transnational repression activities on UK soil.
The MEA made it clear that most of the data about India in the report came from Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan group that is still banned in India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and other Sikh groups in the UK. The study also included claims that India had abused Interpol’s system for issuing Red Notices for fugitives, saying that these notices were more for political reasons than for real criminal grounds.
India has always told the UK that it is worried about the actions of some extremist groups that operate from British land, especially those that support Khalistan, a separate Sikh state. New Delhi sees these kinds of groupings as a threat to its national security and the integrity of its territory. India has a zero-tolerance stance for any claims that it is doing illegal things abroad, especially when the person making the claim is seen as hostile or untrustworthy. The MEA’s robust response shows this. This event is likely to make the already delicate diplomatic ties between India and the UK even more complicated.