Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with India's foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at the State Department in Washington. over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
Neither man spoke to the controversy that has disrupted Canada-India relations in very brief comments to reporters. U.S. officials had said they expected the topic to be raised. “We have consistently engaged with the Indian government on this question and have urged them to cooperate,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
“The Americans have been with us in speaking to the Indian government about how important it is that they be involved in following up on the credible allegations that agents of the Indian government killed a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil,” Trudeau said. U.S. officials have acknowledged that the fallout from the allegations, which they take seriously, could have a profound impact on relations with India but have been careful not to cast blame in the June killing of Sikh activistKilled by masked gunmen, Nijjar was a leader in what remains of a once-strong movement to create an independent Sikh homeland,dismissed the allegation as “absurd”
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India would look into any 'specific' info on Sikh separatist killing in Canada-ministerIndia's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said on Tuesday that India has told Canada it was open to looking into any 'specific' or 'relevant' information it provides on the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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