With India dealing with allegations of hatching plots to homicide pro-Khalistan parts within the United States and Canada, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday stated “the two issues are not necessarily the same”, including that India is a rustic the place “we are very responsible, very prudent on what we do”.

“The point was when Americans brought up some issues and the two issues are not necessarily the same. When they brought up that issue, the Americans told us some specific things,” Mr Jaishankar advised information company ANI.

Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun – a twin citizen of the United States and Canada – was allegedly the goal of the plot by India, alleged the US Department of Justice.

The US has filed “murder-for-hire” conspiracy expenses towards Indian nationwide Nikhil Gupta. If convicted, he faces a most sentence of 20 years.

On November 18, the Government of India constituted a high-level enquiry committee to look into all of the related facets of the matter.

In September, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made allegations relating to a “potential” involvement of Indian brokers within the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Nijjar, who was the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force and considered one of India’s most-wanted terrorists, was killed in June.

Refuting the allegations as “politically motivated”, India stated Canada ought to share proof – a request Ottawa has to this point declined.  

“What happens in international relations from time to time such challenges can arise. So, we very sincerely have told the Canadians saying that look it’s up to you, I mean your choice whether you would like us to pursue it, further look into it or not,” the Minister advised the information company.

Late final month, India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, additionally stated that Indian authorities is cooperating with an American investigation into alleged thwarted assassination try and never Canada’s probe into the June killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia’s Surrey attributable to a disparity between the knowledge.

Mr Verma stated India was “absolutely” and “decidedly” not concerned within the murder, terming it a “motivated and absurd allegation.” The allegations prompted diplomatic tensions between the 2 nations.