diplomatic trespass

Myanmar's ex-ambassador to London has been charged with trespass for refusing to leave his ambassadorial residence, police said Wednesday, after he was stripped of his post by the military junta following a 2021 coup. The case comes after diplomats close to the junta in April 2021 seized the embassy in central London.

India has strongly condemned the trespassing and vandalism at its embassy in Zagreb, Croatia, by anti-India elements. The Ministry of External Affairs has urged Croatian authorities to hold the perpetrators accountable, emphasising the inviolability of diplomatic premises under the Vienna Convention. This incident follows a similar event at the Indian Consulate in Seattle last year.

The foreign ministry also said it was in "close communication" with foreign missions in Beijing on the standoff with India, but refused to confirm whether it held a special briefing for them on the issue.

After the Indian army cited another attempt by Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo in the Pangong Tso area on the night of August 29-30, China accused India of “illegally” trespassing the LAC on Monday at the southern bank of the lake and near the Reqin mountain.

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have agreed to release detained fishermen on Tuesday.

M Hilarian, 51, C David, 40, K Prabhu, 33, and M Anthony Raj, 44, who hail from Kadiapattinam in Kanyakumari district, were working for a fishing company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were apprehended by Iranian naval agencies on February 7 for allegedly trespassing into the territorial waters of Iran.

China has launched a high-stakes propaganda blitz, painting India as the aggressor and holding out the threat of a full-scale confrontation as the two countries face off on the Bhutanese Doklam plateau.

The National Fishworkers’ Forum has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to rescue 65 fishermen from Nagapattinam and Karaikal who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy.

India has strongly condemned the vandalism of its embassy in Zagreb by the Sikhs for Justice group, which attempted to replace the Tricolour with a "Khalistan flag." New Delhi has officially raised the matter with Croatian authorities, demanding justice for the perpetrators and emphasizing the inviolability of diplomatic premises.

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make diplomatic efforts for the release of four fishermen detained by Iranian authorities.

India on Thursday mounted diplomatic pressure to secure the release of 112 fishermen from Nagapattinam detained in Sri Lanka but that had little impact across the Palk Strait as Lankan navy arrested 24 more Tamil Nadu fishermen.

UK's Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch condemned the attack on the Indian High Commission by pro-Khalistan extremists in March. She labelled the attack a 'disgrace', reported Khalsa Vox. The High Commission of India in London was attacked in March by a group of about 50 persons, who committed criminal trespass, caused disrespect to the Indian National flag, damage to public property and injuries to officials of the High Commission of India.

While he described the consensus reached by foreign minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Wang Yi as an important step for easing the situation, China's ambassador Sun Weidong seemed to raise the ante as he cited statements by Indian ministries and also Indian media reports to claim that Indian troops had violated the LAC.

Prime Minister Modi issued a stern warning to Pakistan, emphasizing India's firm response to terror attacks following Operation Sindoor. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar implicated Pakistan's army chief in the Pahalgam attack, alleging a deliberate attempt to disrupt Kashmir's stability.