Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was accused of terrorist activities in India and identified as the leader of the Sikh movement in Canada, was killed in June and the Canadian government claimed that there was "credible evidence" that India was involved in the murder. The US government also joined the growing tension after the mutual expulsion of diplomats and India's imposition of visa restrictions.
'WE ARE COORDINATING WITH CANADA ON THIS ISSUE, NOT JUST CONSULTING'
"We are in very close consultation with our Canadian colleagues - not just consultation, but coordination with them," US Secretary of State Blinken said at a press conference yesterday. Blinken made the following important statements on the subject;
"From our perspective, it is extremely important that the investigation in Canada continues and that India works with the Canadians in that investigation. We want to see accountability, and it's important that the investigation takes its course and reaches that conclusion."
"We hope that our Indian friends will co-operate with this investigation."
"And I think it's more important for the international system that any country that might consider taking these kinds of actions does not do so, so that's something that we're focussing on much more broadly."
