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Sikh assassinations: Are the US and Canada raising the heat on India?

A year after Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder, court cases in Canada and US are testing ties with India.

Al Jazeera

"Indian National" Extradited "in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen" for Citizen's Sikh Separatist Advocacy

The government alleges that Nikhil Gupta was involved in a "plot, directed by an employee of the Indian government, to target and assassinate a U.S. citizen for his support of the Sikh separatist movement in India."

Reason

Indian Citizen Extradited To US For Murder-For-Hire Plot Trial

Indian citizen extradited to the US for a murder-for-hire plot targeting a Sikh separatist leader. Accused pleads not guilty in Manhattan federal court.

Top News

Indian spies linked to killings, tracking dissidents abroad: What we know

Is India’s spy agency increasingly targeting dissidents and separatists abroad? Here’s a lowdown.

Al Jazeera

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Is India behind targeted killings in Pakistan? What we know

Pakistani officials tell Al Jazeera at least eight killings could be linked to India. New Delhi rejects these charges.

Al Jazeera

A Foiled Assassination Points to India’s Increasing Recklessness

Cases in the US and Canada raise troubling questions about the motives of the Modi government

The Walrus

Biden government ‘continues to discuss’ drone deal with the U.S. Congress, says American Embassy in India

The Biden administration “continues to discuss” the deal for high altitude drones that was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington in 2023, the U.S. Embassy here said

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Ensure ‘spotless’ election, CEC tells State officials; U.S. against giving case material to Nikhil Gupta in Pannun case, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 10, 2024

The Hindu

U.S. court orders govt. to respond to motion filed by lawyers of Nikhil Gupta seeking material relating to charges against him

A New York Court has ordered the federal government to respond to a motion filed by lawyers of Nikhil Gupta seeking material relating to charges against him in a conspiracy to kill a Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil.

The Hindu

Czech PM to be chief guest at Vibrant Gujarat summit

PM of Czech Republic Petr Fiala to be Guest of Honour at 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit, Jan 10-12 in Gandhinagar, India, with other leaders from UAE, Timor-Leste, Mozambique.

The Hindu

‘Turbulence’ hits India-US ties after Sikh separatist murder plot

Six months after Indian PM Modi addressed the US Congress, Joe Biden has turned down an invite to India’s Republic Day.

Al Jazeera

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Newslaundry

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”.

WEKU

Canada grapples with the effects of deteriorating relations with India and China

As relations sour with India and China, Canada is grappling with how to stand up to powerful or authoritarian nations without sacrificing its longstanding values, such as protecting human rights.

The Hindu

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 Independent UK

Religious freedom watchdog ‘implores’ Biden administration to designate India ‘country of particular concern’

As of November last year, the category has China, Russia, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Cuba, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

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Dynamite News

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

The Hindu

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 Guardian - UK

Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death

Family of Avtar Khanda question UK authorities’ account that his death was reviewed by police and that there was no foul play

Newslaundry

‘Plot to kill Pannun’: Why did Nikhil Gupta want to ‘finish the job’ before June 30?

It has not been said out loud, but here it is in plain English: Nikhil Gupta is the one who has been chargesheeted in a court in New York, but it is actually India's external agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, and by extension, the national security establishment and the…

Newslaundry

‘Acute embarrassment’, ‘India must come clean’: Editorials on alleged plot to assassinate Pannun

In a story straight from a B-grade Bollywood movie, the US this week alleged that an Indian government official was involved in a plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York.

The Independent UK

US prosecutors say plots to assassinate Sikh leaders were part of a campaign of planned killings

Law enforcement authorities say in court papers that the plot driven by a government official in India to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York City was meant to precede another killing in California and more assassinations in the U.S. and Canada

The Guardian - UK

‘Contrary to government policy’: India responds to US assassination plot claims

US justice department alleges Indian agent directed plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

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