Canada s Prime Minister Trudeau expected US Secretary of State Blinken to raise the murder of a Sikh separatist leader with India, but the issue was not mentioned in a US statement after the meeting. The US has taken a cautious approach due to India s counterweight to China.
The United States did not learn about the plot, or evidence pointing to India’s involvement in it, until after operatives had killed the Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, allied officials said.
The US said it was not giving "special exemption" to India amid Canada's allegation of New Delhi's linking of the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Washington said it was in touch with both countries on the issue.
The United States is in touch with India and Canada after Ottawa said Indian government agents had links to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday.