New Delhi: India on Monday (August 10) condemned the defacement of its embassy premises in Ljubljana, Slovenia, by “anti-India elements”. Several walls on the premises were sprayed with pro-Khalistan slogans, targeting the prime minister.“We condemn the defacement of the premises of our Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia by anti-India elements,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.Indian embassy premises in Ljubljana, Slovenia, was defaced with pro-Khalistani slogans. Photo: By arrangementThe incident comes after recent high-level bilateral engagements between India and Slovenia. Last month, India’s Ambassador to Slovenia, Amit Narang, met the latter’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tone Kajzer, to discuss advancing diplomatic and economic cooperation. Bilateral ties were also discussed on June 24, when Sibi George, secretary (West) in the MEA, represented New Delhi at an event to mark Slovenia’s National Day at its embassy in the national capital.“Under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are inviolable and must be protected. We have taken up the matter strongly with Slovenian authorities, both in New Delhi and in Ljubjlana so that the perpetrators behind such reprehensible acts are held accountable,” the MEA stated. The government has also called upon law enforcement authorities in other countries to take note of the “hateful propaganda and disinformation being spread by such groups”.Similar incidents have taken place at India’s diplomatic missions in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada in recent years.