The Ministry of Exterior Affairs on Thursday (September 19, 2024) referred to as the summons issued in civil case by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the U.S.-based pro-Khalistan lawyer, as “unwarranted” and “unsubstantiated” imputations.
The summons was issued by South District of New York court docket on Wednesday. The lawsuit names India’s overseas intelligence company personnel and others, together with Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval, former Analysis and Evaluation Wing (R&AW) chief Samant Goel, R&AW agent Vikram Yadav, and Indian businessman Nikhil Gupta.
In November 2023, the United States authorities alleged an Indian plot concentrating on Pannun, who heads the unconventional outfit, Sikhs for Justice. The explosive allegations, contained in a U.S. Division of Justice indictment, accuse a senior Indian intelligence official, known as CC-1, of masterminding the assassination plot.
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In a information briefing on Thursday, the MEA stated that India will proceed to remain out of the Commerce pillar of Indo Pacific Financial Settlement. Throughout Quad summit meet, India’s accession to IPEF Framework settlement will likely be signed.
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