India tells US to crackdown on anti-India actions of Khalistani terror outfit SFJ: Report | India Information – The Occasions of India
NEW DELHI: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, throughout his assembly with US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard, raised the problem of Khalistani extremists working towards Indian pursuits on American soil.
Within the talks that befell on Monday, the minister highlighted the anti-India actions of the Khalistani organisation SFJ (Sikh For Justice), which is banned within the nation for working towards India’s nationwide safety.
“India expressed its issues and requested the US Admin to take robust motion towards the illegal organisation,” sources advised information company ANI.
US Director of Nationwide Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard held bilateral discussions with Rajnath Singh, specializing in boosting defence and safety ties between the 2 international locations.
In the course of the assembly, methods to boost defence and safety ties have been mentioned, information company PTI reported quoting sources.
“Pleased to have met the US Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in New Delhi. We mentioned a variety of points which embody defence and data sharing, aiming to additional deepen the India-US partnership,” Rajnath Singh mentioned after the assembly.
This comes a day after nationwide safety advisor Ajit Doval met Gabbard, who’s on a two-and-half-day journey to India. The assembly between Doval and Gabbard primarily addressed intelligence sharing and safety collaboration, aligning with the India-US strategic partnership, and was a “good dialogue.”
What’s Sikh for Justice?
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) is a US-based organisation that advocates for a separate Sikh state referred to as “Khalistan,” unbiased from India.
Based in 2007 by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, SFJ primarily engages in authorized activism, lobbying, and organising referendums to advertise its separatist agenda.
The Indian authorities banned the group in 2019 below the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA), labelling it as a separatist group selling terrorism and secessionist actions.
The SFJ is concerned in actions to revive the Khalistan motion, which sought an unbiased Sikh state within the Nineteen Eighties and led to violent insurgency in Punjab. The SFJ can be backed by overseas entities, together with Pakistan’s intelligence company (ISI), to destabilise the nation by exploiting Sikh grievances.
India has taken diplomatic and authorized measures to curb SFJ’s actions. It has urged international locations just like the US, Canada, and the UK to take motion towards the group even up to now, particularly its chief and designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who faces a number of instances in India.
The Indian authorities has additionally blocked SFJ’s web sites, seized belongings of key members, and brought strict motion towards people concerned in its anti-India campaigns.
