India – The British newspaper “The Guardian” quoted Pakistani and Indian intelligence sources as saying that New Delhi assassinated figures in Pakistan as part of a broader strategy “to eliminate terrorists living on foreign soil.”
In what the newspaper described as “the bold approach to national security following 2019,” it said, “The Indian external intelligence agency, which carries out assassinations abroad, is under direct control by the office of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who is running for a third term in the elections that will be held in Later this month.”
The Guardian noted that Washington and Ottawa had previously publicly accused India of involvement in the killing of opposition figures, including a Sikh activist in Canada, and a failed assassination attempt once morest another Sikh activist in the United States last year.
The new allegations relate to nearly 20 assassinations since 2020, carried out by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan.
The newspaper pointed out that while India had previously been unofficially linked to the assassinations, this is the first time that Indian intelligence officials have discussed the alleged operations in Pakistan.
Allegations also indicate, according to the newspaper, that Sikh separatists in the Khalistan movement were targeted as part of these Indian foreign operations, in both Pakistan and the West.
Source: Guardian
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2024-04-06 11:58:01
