The United States is in communication with India on Canada’s allegations that New Delhi was probably concerned within the killing of a Sikh separatist chief on Canadian soil, the White House has mentioned.

The US additionally stays in common contact with the Canadian authorities, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned on Friday.

A diplomatic row erupted between India and Canada following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of “potential” involvement of Indian brokers within the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, in British Columbia on June 18.

India has rejected the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated” and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

“We have engaged with the Indian government. But certainly, we’re not going to get into our private diplomatic conversations. But, yes, there have been conversations with our partners in the Indian government,” Jean-Pierre instructed reporters at her each day information convention.

“Obviously, we are deeply concerned, as he said as well… what the Prime Minister (of Canada) has referenced here. And so, we remain in regular contact with the Canadian… government and the Canadian partners,” she mentioned.

Responding to questions, Jean-Pierre mentioned she wouldn’t touch upon diplomatic conversations.

Earlier this week, the US had mentioned that it helps Canada’s efforts to research allegations of India’s involvement within the killing of Nijjar, observing that no nation can get any “special exemption” for such form of actions.

While Canada hasn’t but offered any public proof to again its claims, a media report mentioned citing Canadian authorities sources that Ottawa’s allegations are based mostly on each human and alerts intelligence and inputs from an ally the Five Eye intelligence community.

The Five Eyes community is an intelligence alliance consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

In a mirrored image of hardening of its place, India on Wednesday suggested all its nationals dwelling in Canada and people considering travelling there to train “utmost caution” in view of rising anti-India actions and “politically-condoned” hate crimes in addition to “criminal violence” in that nation.

Prime Minister Trudeau on Thursday mentioned Canada isn’t trying to “provoke or cause problems” with India as he urged New Delhi to take the matter “extremely seriously” and work with Ottawa to “uncover the truth”.

The India-Canada ties have been reeling underneath some pressure for the previous couple of months in view of accelerating actions of the pro-Khalistani components within the North American nation. India believes the Trudeau authorities isn’t addressing its real issues.