Amid the ongoing rift between India and Canada, US National Security Advisory Jake Sullivan said that he will not be going into the substance of private diplomatic talks.US reacts to India-Canada tension over killing of Khalistani terroristHowever, he said that the United States is consulting with Ottawa closely and is in touch with the Indian government as well.Addressing a press conference, Sullivan said that the US supports the efforts that are being taken in the investigation and perpetrators held to account. He rejected the reports that are trying to create a gap between the US and Canada on the issue.#WATCH | On whether US President Joe Biden intends to speak to PM Modi on the Canada-India issue, NSA Jake Sullivan says, I am not going to get into the private diplomatic conversations that have either already happened or going to happen on this topic. We have been and will be… pic.twitter.com/6hTk52abpq— ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2023 Not going to get into substance of private diplomatic conversations: SullivanReacting to the India-Canada tension over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the top US official said, “As soon as we heard from the Canadian Prime Minister publicly about the allegations. We went out publicly ourselves and expressed our deep concern about them. Our support for a law enforcement process to get to the bottom of exactly what happened and to ensure that the perpetrators are held accountable. Not going to get into the substance of private diplomatic conversations, but we are in constant contact with our Canadian counterparts. We are consulting with them closely. We support the efforts that they are undertaking in this investigation, and we have also been in touch with the Indian government as well.”#WATCH | On the India-Canada relationship, NSA Jake Sullivan says, As soon as we heard from the Canadian PM publically about the allegation, we went out publically ourselves and expressed our deep concerns about them, our support for the law enforcement process to get to the… pic.twitter.com/tFgzuLqnfL— ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2023 “And I will leave it at that for today. Only to say that I have seen in the press some efforts to try to drive a wedge between the United States and Canada on this issue. And I firmly reject the idea that there is a wedge between the US And Canada. We have deep concerns about the allegations and we would like to see this investigation carried forward and the perpetrators held to account.That is what the United States has stood for from the moment this emerged in public and we will continue to stand for that until this fully plays its way,” he added.How India-Canada row startThis tension started on Monday when Canadian PM Justin Trudeau accused the Indian agents behind the killing of Khalistani terrorist. The chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) — a Sikh extremist organisation banned by India and a “designated terrorist”, Nijjar was killed in a targeted shooting at British Columbia in Canadas Surrey in June this year.However, India refuted Trudeaus claims, calling it absurd and motivated.Responding to these allegations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “We have seen and rejected the statement of the Canadian prime minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister.”“Allegations of Government of Indias involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated,” the MEA added in its statement.
