US Charges Indian Man with Plot to Assassinate Sikh Separatist Leader

Alleged plot, linked to Indian government and a previous murder in Canada, strains India-US relations.

An Indian man, Nikhil Gupta, has been charged by the US Justice Department with plotting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh separatist leader and dual US-Canadian citizen, on American soil.
The plot was allegedly directed by an Indian government employee and involved international narcotics and weapons trafficking.
The chargesheet reveals links to the June murder of another Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Canada.
Gupta was arrested in the Czech Republic and is awaiting extradition to the United States.
The allegations have strained relations between India and the US, with potential implications for their cooperation in countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.