Only the beginning: Long, legal battle lies ahead in extraditing Mallya

India has had meagre success in such cases.

It is good news that Vijay Mallya, who is currently in London in spite of having non-bailable warrants issued against him in India, is now subject to extradition proceedings in the United Kingdom. The Narendra Modi-led government deserves credit for having moved forward with the legal process under an extradition treaty that was signed between the UK and India over 25 years ago. After a warrant was sent to London earlier this year, the UK home secretary “certified” it in late March and sent it to the Westminster magistrates’ court for action. This week, the court declared that Mr Mallya