United States has said on Monday that it views the alleged role of the Indian Intelligence Service in two assassination plots in Canada and the US as a serious matter.
The news agency Reuters, referring to a report of the Washington Post, said that India An officer of the US intelligence service was directly involved in the botched assassination of an American citizen, who is among the most vocal critics of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US.
The report also said that the said officer was also involved in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada last June, who was shot dead.
On the other hand, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs says that the Washington Post report has made “unnecessary and baseless allegations on a serious matter” while the matter is being investigated in New Delhi.
Indian foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement: ‘There is no point in speculation and irresponsible comments on this matter.’
“This is a serious matter and we are taking it very seriously,” White House press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre told reporters. We will continue to express our concerns.’
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In November, US officials said that an Indian government official was involved in planning an assassination attempt on Sikh separatist and dual US-Canadian citizen Graptunat Singh Pannu.
India, however, has distanced itself from the issue and said it will formally investigate the US concerns and take “necessary action” on the findings of the panel set up on November 18.
Pannu is the general counsel of Sikhs for Justice, which was declared an ‘illegal organization’ by India in 2019, citing its involvement in extremist activities, and subsequently in 2020 India designated Pannu as an ‘individual terrorist’. was given
It’s a delicate issue for both India and the Biden administration in the US as they seek to build closer ties amid shared concerns about China’s rising power.
Before the US, Canada also said it was investigating credible allegations that Indian agents were possibly involved in the killing of another Sikh separatist, Hardeep Singh Nagar, in suburban Vancouver. vehemently denied these allegations.
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2024-08-02 09:54:57
