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       India Faces Questions About Another Reported Foreign Assassination Plot

       The U.S., while not publicly accusing New Delhi of trying to orchestrate a killing on American soil, said it had expressed concern to Indian officials.

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       Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Biden in Washington in June. News outlets reported on Wednesday that the Biden administration had told the Indian government it had information possibly linking New Delhi to an assassination plot. Credit...Tom Brenner for The New York Times

       By Mujib Mashal

       Reporting from New Delhi

       Nov. 23, 2023

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       For the second time in recent months, the Indian government is facing questions about whether it was involved in an assassination plot on Western soil, as American officials said they had expressed concerns to New Delhi about a thwarted plan to kill a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen.

       U.S. officials did not publicly accuse India of trying to orchestrate the killing of the dual citizen, reported by news outlets to be Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a vocal advocate of the cause of Sikh separatism.

       But the revelation of a foiled plot comes just months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada accused the Indian government of involvement in the killing of another Sikh separatist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, on Canadian territory. And in the case of Mr. Pannun, news outlets, led by The Financial Times, reported on Wednesday that the Biden administration had told the Indian government it had information possibly linking New Delhi to the plot against him.

       Responding to those reports, which cited anonymous U.S. officials, the Indian foreign ministry issued a vaguely worded statement acknowledging discussion with the United States on the matter.

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       Mujib Mashal is the South Asia bureau chief for The Times, helping to lead coverage of India and the diverse region around it, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. More about Mujib Mashal

       A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 24, 2023, Section A, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: India Facing Questions On a Foiled Murder Plot . Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

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