Correction: An earlier version of this article wrongly attributed the statement to the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, instead of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India. The mistake is regretted.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with his British counterpart Boris Johnson about demonstrations about New Delhi's decision to strip Kashmir of its special status outside the Indian high commission in London, said the Ministry of Relations India's exteriors.
Thousands of people, many waving Pakistani and Kashmir flags, protested in front of the high commission last week, on Indian Independence Day, against Modi's withdrawal of the special status of occupied Kashmir. Modi supporters and members of their ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed that the protesters had attacked Indian women and children with bottles and eggs and that British authorities had failed to thwart them.
London police had said that four people were arrested for a fray, obstruction of the police and possession of an offensive weapon.
Modi, in a phone call with Johnson on Tuesday, said vested interests were pursuing his agenda by violent means.
"In this context, he referred to the violence and vandalism perpetrated by a great mafia against the High Commission of India in London on the last Independence Day of India," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"Prime Minister Johnson regretted the incident and assured that all necessary measures will be taken to ensure the safety of the High Commission, its staff and visitors," the ministry said.
Modi also told Johnson that terrorism was a problem for both India and Europe and that measures had to be taken to combat it, according to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India.
"The [Modi] He stressed the importance of effective measures to avoid threats posed by radicalization, violence and intolerance, particularly in the context of the growing footprint of terrorist organizations such as ISIS, "said the ministry, referring to the militant group of the Islamic State.
Modi's revocation of the special status of Kashmir occupied in the Indian constitution means that the people there will lose exclusive property rights, government jobs and university practices and open them to the Indians.
The change has caused fury in Pakistan and Islamabad has sought the support of the United States, Britain and other powers to pressure India on the occupied territory.
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