India Flags Khalistani Terror, Sikhs For Justice In Talks With Tulsi Gabbard
New Delhi:
India on Monday urged the USA to behave in opposition to banned Khalistani terror group Sikhs for Justice – which operates from American soil – and its founder, US-based lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun – who faces 104 prison circumstances on this nation, together with eight by anti-terror company NIA.
The SFJ is linked to anti-India actions, together with threats to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Residence Minister Amit Shah, and Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval, the federal government has stated.
The decision for motion got here as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Tulsi Gabbard, the US’ Director of Nationwide Intelligence, who’s in India as a part of a multi-nation tour of the Indo-Pacific, in Delhi this afternoon. They mentioned key elements of defence cooperation and intelligence sharing.
After the assembly Mr Singh posted on X, “Completely satisfied to have met the US Director of Nationwide Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard in New Delhi. We mentioned a variety of points which embrace defence and knowledge sharing, aiming to additional deepen the India-US partnership.”
Completely satisfied to have met the US Director of Nationwide Intelligence Ms @TulsiGabbard in New Delhi. We mentioned a variety of points which embrace defence and knowledge sharing, aiming to additional deepen the India-US partnership. pic.twitter.com/DTUgJIgeCN
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) March 17, 2025
Ms Gabbard has already met Mr Doval – with whom she mentioned methods to strengthen intelligence sharing between the 2 nations – and is due Tuesday to handle the Raisina Dialogue, a multi-national discussion board on geopolitics and geoeconomics hosted by India since 2016.
Mr Doval, sources instructed NDTV, had additionally raised the Khalistani terrorist problem, with particular reference to issues about anti-India components working from American soil.
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India has repeatedly demanded Western nations – together with the US, the UK, and Canada – crack down on Khalistani symapthisers and terrorists working from these nations.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Donald Trump – who met in Washington, D.C. final month – spoke at size on organised crime in America and the nexus with the Khalistani community.
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The 2 leaders had then pledged to develop legislation enforcement cooperation and act in opposition to organised crime syndicates, together with narco-terrorists, human and arms traffickers.
At a joint press convention then, President Trump had been requested concerning the presence of Khalistani terror teams within the US. He didn’t, nevertheless, present a direct reply.
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Additionally, the call-out to Ms Gabbard and the US got here as India and New Zealand mentioned the identical problem. “About Khalistan… this was a problem that got here up. We do alert our associates to the actions of anti-India components of their nations and their abuse of freedom of speech and different democratic freedoms to glorify terrorism and to threaten assaults in opposition to India,” the Exterior Affairs Ministry stated.
Pannun, Nijjar, And India
All of this comes in opposition to the backdrop of the US and Canada accusing India of allegedly focusing on Khalistani terrorists overseas. The US had accused an ex-Indian intelligence officer of involvement in a (failed) plot to assassinate Pannun and ex-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed Indian officers had a task within the killing of one other Khalistani terrorist, Hardeep Nijjar, in Vancouver.
India has firmly rubbished each allegations. In reality, a Canadian fee report filed in January stated “no definitive hyperlink (with a) international state” had been confirmed within the killing of Nijjar.
Months earlier than that, in October, Mr Trudeau confessed throughout a public inquiry into his allegations that he had no “onerous evidentiary proof” to assist claims of ‘Indian brokers’ being linked to Nijjar’s killing.
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In January 15, a high-level inquiry committee arrange by India to probe organised crime and terrorist organisations affecting each India and the US submitted its report. The committee had been arrange in response to American allegations concerning the tried assassination of Gurpatwant Pannun.
The committee really helpful that authorized motion be taken in opposition to the ex-Indian intelligence officer – recognized as ‘CC1’ within the indictment filed in New York Metropolis – for allegedly orchestrating the foiled plot.
Tulsi Gabbard In India
In the meantime, earlier as we speak Ms Gabbard spoke solely to NDTV and underscored the power of the connection between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi.
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“… with President Trump’s management within the US and naturally, Prime Minister Modi’s longstanding management in India – we now have two leaders of two nice nations who’re excellent associates and really centered on how we are able to strengthen shared aims…” she stated.
