Defending itself against allegations from the Opposition parties that the Government has not taken up strongly the attacks on Indians in United States of America, Ministry of External Affairs has said that the matter was taken up by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with senior American officials during his visit to Washington last month.
“We have conveyed our deep concern, and called for necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of Indian diaspora as well as expeditious investigation into these incidents,” Minister of State V.K. Singh said in a written reply in lok Sabha on Wednesday.
He said the issue of incidents of attack on Indian nationals and persons of Indian origin with the US government were raised both by the NSA and the Foreign Secretary during their recent visits.
Doval, who visited the US from March 23 to 24, held a series of meetings with the top Trump administration officials, including US Defense Secretary James Mattis and National Security Advisor lt Gen HR McMaster.