India admits to organizing targeted assassinations in Pakistan
Did India sponsor targeted killings in Pakistan? Questioned by journalists following the publication of an investigation by the
Guardian
, the Indian Defense Minister explained that he was tracking terrorists, including outside India. In recent months, Canada and the United States have accused India of carrying out assassinations on their soil.
Indian army soldiers patrol along the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan (illustrative image). REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/Files
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With our correspondent in Bangalore,
Côme Bastin
At least twenty murders in Pakistan are linked to Indian secret services, the
Guardian
claims this week, citing anonymous, highly placed sources in Pakistan and India. Without confirming the figure, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh did not deny this information.
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We will go there and kill him
”
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If a Pakistani terrorist tries to disrupt India or commits terrorist acts on its soil
,” he said, “
we will respond appropriately.” And even if he flees to Pakistan, we will go there and kill him. India is now capable of doing this, and Pakistan is also starting to realize it. We are not aggressors, we want good relations with our neighbors, but whoever challenges us will not be spared
. »
The frank response takes on particular resonance in light of current diplomatic tensions between New Delhi, Toronto and Washington. In September 2023, Canada accused India of organizing the murder of a Sikh separatist near Vancouver. Shortly after, the United States claimed to have foiled an assassination plan on its soil linked to Indian secret services.
New Delhi denies
India considers Sikh separatists - who demand a separate state in India - as terrorists. New Delhi, however, denies organizing targeted assassinations in a foreign country. This week, Canada's secret services also accused India of having interfered in its elections, to counter candidates favorable to Sikh separatists. India also denies it.
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