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- The White House considers nan reported engagement of nan Indian intelligence work successful 2 assassination land successful Canada and nan U.S. to beryllium a superior issue.
- An serviceman from India's intelligence work was allegedly progressive successful a scheme to assassinate a professional of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful nan U.S.
- India's overseas ministry dismissed nan report, calling it baseless, and said that they are investigating nan matter.
The White House said connected Monday it viewed nan reported domiciled of nan Indian intelligence work successful 2 assassination land successful Canada and nan United States arsenic a superior matter.
The Washington Post reported that an serviceman successful India's intelligence work was straight progressive successful a foiled scheme to assassinate a U.S. national who is 1 of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's astir vocal critics successful nan United States. It said nan serviceman was besides progressive successful nan abstracted shooting decease of a Sikh activistic past June successful Canada.
India's overseas ministry said nan Washington Post study made "unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations connected a superior matter" while New Delhi is investigating nan issue.
INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF DIRECTING FOILED ASSASSINATION PLOT OF SIKH ACTIVIST ON US SOIL
"Speculative and irresponsible comments connected it are not helpful," overseas ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said successful a statement.
The flags of nan United States and India are displayed connected nan Eisenhower Executive Office Building astatine nan White House successful Washington, connected June 21, 2023. The White House said connected Monday it viewed nan reported domiciled of nan Indian intelligence work successful 2 assassination land successful Canada and nan U.S. arsenic a superior matter. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
"This is simply a superior matter, and we're taking that very, very seriously," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. "We're going to proceed to raise our concerns."
In November, U.S. authorities said an Indian authorities charismatic had directed nan crippled successful nan attempted execution of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh separatist and dual national of nan United States and Canada.
India has expressed interest astir nan linkage and dissociated itself from nan plot, saying it would formally analyse nan concerns of nan United States, and return 'necessary follow-up action' connected nan findings of a sheet group up connected Nov. 18.
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Pannun is nan wide counsel of Sikhs for Justice, a group that India branded an "unlawful association" successful 2019, citing its engagement successful extremist activities. Subsequently, successful 2020, India listed Pannun arsenic an "individual terrorist".
The rumor is simply a delicate 1 for some India and nan Biden management successful nan United States arsenic they effort to build person ties successful nan look of shared concerns about China's increasing power.
News of nan U.S. crippled came 2 months aft Canada said it was looking astatine reliable allegations perchance linking Indian agents to nan June execution of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, different Sikh separatist, successful a Vancouver suburb.
India powerfully rejected Ottawa's accusations.
