Will Biden upset Modi by talking about Pannu, will he/she be upset about Doval’s return as well?

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just gone to Italy to attend the G7 summit. US President Joe Biden is also there. The conference has been organized in Puglia, southern Italy. It is believed that Modi and Biden may also meet in private. So will Biden raise the issue of the conspiracy to kill ‘Khalistani terrorist’ Gurpatwant Pannu in his/her country in front of Modi? As Biden left for Italy, the White House said that there is a possibility of a ‘meeting’ between the two leaders. At the same time, while talking to reporters in Air Force One, US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jack Sullivan also said that the failed assassination plot against American citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannu will be a constant topic of conversation between the US and India, including talks at a very senior level. Diplomatic sources did not rule out the possibility of this issue being raised in the Modi-Biden meeting. Biden had raised this issue during his/her meeting with Modi in September. Sullivan himself is coming to India next week. Then they can discuss the progress or lack of it in India’s investigation into the US allegations. Although the visit has not been officially announced yet, Sullivan is scheduled to arrive here on June 18.

Why is America pro-Pannu?

In fact, Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu has taken US citizenship and is serious about the safety of its citizens. When the matter of plotting to kill Pannu came to light, America became furious. The US Justice Department expressed anger over the fact that an Indian officer contacted an Indian citizen in search of a contract killer to kill Pannu. It is claimed that the US intelligence department was aware of this conspiracy, so Pannu’s life was saved. On America’s allegation, India has formed a high-level committee to investigate the incident. Let us know every important thing related to this matter…

Initial allegations: The US Justice Department filed the suit in a federal court in Manhattan, alleging that an employee of the Indian government hired an Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, to find an assassin to kill Pannu. The plot was reportedly foiled by US authorities.

Arrest of Nikhil Gupta: Officials of the Czechoslovak government arrested Gupta on June 30, 2023 under the bilateral extradition treaty between the US and the Czech Republic. Gupta is accused of contract killing. The maximum sentence for this can be 10 years.

Official US response: The US State Department refrained from commenting on the matter. It said that due process of investigation will be followed and it will not say anything until the allegations are proven in the court.

Indian Government’s response: India denied the allegations, calling them “unwarranted and baseless”. The Indian government has set up a high-level committee to investigate the matter.

International reactions: The alleged plot attracted international attention. Russia questioned the evidence provided by the US. It said there was no concrete evidence of the involvement of Indian citizens in the conspiracy to assassinate Pannu.

Extradition Decision: The Czech court ruled that Gupta could be extradited to the United States to face the charges against him/her.

Pannu still gives threats

This case is still legally entangled. The US has continued the investigation against Nikhil Gupta while taking legal action forward. The Indian government has been denying any involvement in the alleged conspiracy and international observers are closely monitoring the developments in this case. On the other hand, terrorist Pannu keeps issuing videos from time to time and openly threatens India, but America does not pay heed to his/her actions. Meanwhile, in the third term of the Narendra Modi government, Ajit Doval’s tenure as National Security Advisor (NSA) has been extended. The question is whether America can be upset with this too. In fact, it believes that Doval is behind the alleged conspiracy to kill Pannu.