On April 2, referring to the incident in London on March 20, 2023, where a group of protesters waved ‘Khalistani’ flags and chanting pro-Khalistani slogans pulled down the tricolour flying atop the Indian High Commission, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar stated “India is not a country that would put up with its national flag being pulled down by somebody; it is ‘very responsible’ along with being ‘very determined’”, reports PTI. He added thatan even bigger flag was immediately put up on the building to make a statement to both the Khalistanis and to the British.