Concerned over Canada’s allegation, urge India to cooperate: US official

Authorities within the United States have been in shut contact with their Canadian counterparts about allegations the Indian authorities was concerned within the homicide of a Khalistani terrorist in Canada and have urged India to cooperate with the investigation, a senior State Department official mentioned on Tuesday.

“We have been in close contact with our Canadian colleagues about this. We’re quite concerned about the allegations. We think it’s important there is a full and open investigation and we would urge the Indian Government to cooperate with that investigation,” the official advised reporters at a information briefing.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned authorities have been “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking New Delhi’s brokers to the homicide of a Khalistani terrorist, an assertion India shortly dismissed as ‘absurd’.

The spat offers a contemporary blow to diplomatic ties which have been fraying for years, with New Delhi sad over Khalistani separatist actions in Canada. It now threatens commerce ties too, with talks on a proposed commerce deal frozen final week.

Each nation additionally expelled a diplomat in tat-for-tat strikes, with Canada eradicating India’s prime intelligence officer, whereas New Delhi responded by giving a Canadian diplomat 5 days to depart.

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Sep 19, 2023