India will look into evidence of alleged plot to kill Pannun on US soil: Modi
Hindustan TimesIndia will “look into” any evidence of allegations of a plot to kill a Khalistani leader on American soil but a “few incidents” will not derail US-India ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in his first response on the issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi made the remarks in an interview with the Financial Times, during which he sought to play down the diplomatic impact of a US indictment last month that alleged an Indian official directed the plot to kill Sikhs for Justice leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, already declared a terrorist by India. “If someone gives us any information, we would definitely look into it,” Modi said. This reality compels us to recognise that absolute agreement on all matters cannot be a prerequisite for collaboration.” An indictment filed by US prosecutors in a Manhattan court last month against an Indian national named Nikhil Gupta alleged that an Indian government employee, who described himself as a “senior field officer” responsible for intelligence, had ordered the assassination of Pannun in New York.