NEW DELHI: The Biden administration on Tuesday said that the United States would not involve itself on the alleged matter of cross-border terror operations but ‘encouraged India and Pakistan to avoid any escalation and find a resolution through dialogue’
Previously, Singh had said if terrorists try to disturb peace in India or carry out terror activities, a befitting response will be given, and if they run away to Pakistan, India will enter the neighbouring country to kill them.
PM Modi also asserted that in the 10 years of the BJP government at the Centre, “terrorists are being killed in their own homes.” Addressing a public rally in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh, PM Modi had spoken on the decisions taken by his government, emphasising that it was under the NDA regime that Article 370 was abrogated from Jammu and Kashmir.
Responding to reported statements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh on crossing borders to kill terrorists, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said,” As I have said before, the United States is not going to get into the middle of this. But we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue.”
When asked if Modi and Singh’s comments can be seen as “confessions” on the alleged “assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu’s murder-for-hire plot in New York, and killings in Pakistan”, Miller said that the US will not get involved in the matter.
“The United States is not going to get into the middle of this, but we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue,” the State Department spokesperson said.
Sullivan also responded when asked why the United States has not imposed any sanctions on India over the alleged assassination plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
“I am never going to preview any sanction actions, which is not to say that there are any coming, but when you ask me to talk about sanctions, it’s something that we don’t discuss openly,” he said.
Previously, Singh had said if terrorists try to disturb peace in India or carry out terror activities, a befitting response will be given, and if they run away to Pakistan, India will enter the neighbouring country to kill them.
PM Modi also asserted that in the 10 years of the BJP government at the Centre, “terrorists are being killed in their own homes.” Addressing a public rally in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh, PM Modi had spoken on the decisions taken by his government, emphasising that it was under the NDA regime that Article 370 was abrogated from Jammu and Kashmir.
Responding to reported statements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh on crossing borders to kill terrorists, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said,” As I have said before, the United States is not going to get into the middle of this. But we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue.”
When asked if Modi and Singh’s comments can be seen as “confessions” on the alleged “assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu’s murder-for-hire plot in New York, and killings in Pakistan”, Miller said that the US will not get involved in the matter.
“The United States is not going to get into the middle of this, but we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue,” the State Department spokesperson said.
Sullivan also responded when asked why the United States has not imposed any sanctions on India over the alleged assassination plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
“I am never going to preview any sanction actions, which is not to say that there are any coming, but when you ask me to talk about sanctions, it’s something that we don’t discuss openly,” he said.