HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - Caught on Camera

Spy vs Spy: India’s year of diplomacy, from US to Canada to Qatar

2023 will go down as the year when the US-India relationship was hailed for scaling “unprecedented heights”. 

Newslaundry · Dec 29, 2023

‘They can kill us’: Fear and Sikh resilience in Canada city amid India spat

Six months after Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination, his community members face threats but say they’re not defeated.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2023

Plot to kill Khalistani separatist in U.S. | Got consular access to Nikhil Gupta in Czech custody thrice: MEA

India has received consular access on three ocassions to Nikhil Gupta, detained in Czech prison for U.S. charges related to foiled assassination attempt on Sikh extremist.

The Hindu · Dec 21, 2023

SC to hear plea of Indian man detained in Prague for alleged murder plot against terrorist Pannun

Nikhil Gupta family moved the Supreme Court on Friday saying Gupta was illegally detained in the Czech Republic. Read further on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Dec 15, 2023

Parliament breach: Papers profile unemployed suspects, Sudhir, Arnab say terrorists, andolanjeevi

It was a security breach at the Parliament complex on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, and it was also a protest against “dictatorship”. While some voices, such as BJD MP Bhartruhari Mehtab, cautioned that the incident could not be compared to the  terrorist attack, hawkish faces on television…

Newslaundry · Dec 14, 2023

Trudeau says he went public with Sikh murder plot claims to ‘put a chill on India’

Trudeau says Sikh community in Canada was worried about safety and felt ‘they were vulnerable’

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

India denies U.S. news outlet’s report on Khalistan sympathisers

MEA “strongly” denied that a written order was issued last April to deal with the threat of Khalistan sympathisers in the western countries

The Hindu · Dec 10, 2023

U.S. Deputy NSA raises Pannun plot case, calls for India to hold the guilty accountable

U.S. official Finer stresses need for India to investigate alleged plot against Sikh separatist, White House says; MEA institutes high-level enquiry to investigate U.S. allegations. Finer acknowledges India's enquiry and importance of holding accountable anyone found responsible

The Hindu · Dec 5, 2023

A dark shadow on New Delhi’s credibility

The American allegation is one that has cast a dark shadow on New Delhi’s credibility in terms of both covert capacity and public messaging, which must be addressed.

The Hindu · Dec 4, 2023

India and U.S. can resolve differences, say Jaishankar, Finer

U.S. Principal Deputy NSA Finer visits India to review India-U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). Discussed bilateral ties, regional/global developments, tech value chains, tech collaborations, and easing regulations. Aim to elevate bilateral strategic partnership and broaden scope of iCET.

The Hindu · Dec 4, 2023