Alleged Indian Assassination Plot What We Know The Charges Activist Named as Target Read the Indictment Why Would India Take the Risk?

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       5 Takeaways From U.S. Charges of Failed Plot to Kill Sikh Activist

       The scheme described by federal prosecutors could upset a key element of President Biden’s foreign policy agenda: bolstering ties with India.

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       The target of the murder plot, prosecutors said, is part of a Sikh separatist movement whose goal is the creation of a sovereign state known as Khalistan. Credit...Jackie Dives for The New York Times

       By Ed Shanahan

       Nov. 29, 2023

       Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged an Indian national in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting a Sikh separatist and activist in New York who is a U.S. citizen and has been outspoken in calling for a Sikh-majority homeland.

       The assassination plot was organized by an Indian government official and linked to the June killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada who was fatally shot by masked gunmen outside a Sikh temple, according to an indictment filed in federal court in New York.

       Together, the charges announced in New York and the earlier slaying threaten to complicate relations among the United States, Canada and India and could hurt President Biden’s efforts to cultivate Indian leaders in a bid to counter the global influence of China and Russia.

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       Ed Shanahan is a rewrite reporter and editor covering breaking news and general assignments on the Metro desk. More about Ed Shanahan

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