The Government has launched diplomatic efforts to repair the country’s reputation in India after the parents of Savita Halappanavar blamed Ireland’s abortion laws for her death.

India’s exterior affairs minister is monitoring Ireland’s response to the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar — as her heartbroken husband warned the “whole Indian community” will react if actions are “inadequate”.

The parents of an Indian woman who suffered a miscarriage and died after being refused an abortion in an Irish hospital hit out at Ireland’s abortion laws today.