Jeremy Browne keen to help India fight terrorism

British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Browne on Tuesday condemned the terror attack on an Israeli diplomat, and emphasized that there is a need to work together to try and limit terrorism and ensure that people around the world are safe as possible.

Browne, who was here to attend a sports event, told the media that the British Government would try and assist Indian authorities where possible.

"It is a terrible attack that took place and the British government completely condemns what happened. I am sure people right across India are very shocked that this could have happened in Delhi. And people right around the world would be very shocked as well, and we want to try and help the Indian authorities where it is possible, where we can try to make sure that we can work together as countries to try and limit terrorism, to try and restrict it and try and make sure that we can keep people as safe as possible around the world," said Browne.

"Because nobody wants to see a country like India acquire a reputation for having a problem with terrorism. That would be very damaging of course to India," she added.

Tal Yehoshua, the wife of an Israeli defence attache working at the embassy, was among the four people injured in the car blast that took place near the high-security Aurangzeb Road Crossing in New Delhi on Monday evening.

At 3.16 p.m. on Monday, an Innova car from Israeli embassy burst into flames after a biker planted an explosive on its rear and sped off. Two passengers from a nearby Indica were also affected by the blast.

Browne also spoke on the recent attacks on Indian nationals in England, stressing that the nation welcomed people of all nationalities and ethnicities.

"We are very sorry for any attacks or any crime that is being perpetrated against Indian nationals in Britain. I suppose the big picture, which I would like to say, is I do believe that Britain is a welcoming country with people of different nationalities and different ethnicities interacting very closely and living in harmony. And people from India are very welcome in Britain," said Browne.

"And of course, terrible things happen to individuals in every country around the world. No government can ever say that I give you a complete guarantee that nothing will happen to one of your nationals. It is impossible. But we are a welcoming country. We do have a low levels of crime compared to many countries around the world," he added.

Browne's remarks comes soon after Praveen Reddy, a student at the London School of Business Management, was stabbed several times by assailants on February 12 in the East London borough of Newham, allegedly by three fellow Indians.

Reddy remains in hospital, but is in a stable condition.

This is the fourth such attack in the last few months on Indians in the United Kingdom. (ANI)