Russia dismissed US accusations against India in the foiled assassination attempt of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, criticizing Washington's lack of credible evidence and accusing it of disrespecting India. Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, condemned the US's "neo-colonial mentality" and suggested it reflected a misunderstanding of India's national character. The allegations were seen as an attempt to interfere in India's internal affairs amidst ongoing elections.
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00:00Washington has not given so far any credible information or evidence that Indian citizens
00:08are involved in the preparation of killing of some Panun.
00:14As for the speculations, since there is no evidence, they are not acceptable.
00:19That they try to unbalance the domestic political situation in India in order to make it harder
00:25to have the general parliamentary election.
00:27The Russian Foreign Ministry categorically dismissed the U.S. allegations implicating
00:31India in the foiled assassination attempt of India-designated Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwan
00:37Singh Pannu.
00:38Maria Zakharova, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson for Russia, criticized Washington for failing
00:43to provide any credible evidence of Indian involvement and accused the U.S. of disrespecting
00:49India as a sovereign state.
00:52Zakharova condemned what she described as the U.S.'s neo-Canadian mentality and emphasized
00:57the baseless accusations against India, reflecting a lack of understanding of India's national
01:03character and historical context.
01:06She suggested that such accusations stem from a mentality reminiscent of Canadianism and
01:11imperialism.
01:12Furthermore, Zakharova also asserted that the allegations are part of a larger scheme
01:17to interfere in India's internal affairs, particularly during the ongoing Lok Sabha
01:22elections, to destabilize the political situation and complicate the electoral process.
01:28She even suggested that the term repressive regime can be more aptly applied to Washington
01:33itself, given its action both domestically and internationally.
01:38This marks the first such statement from another nation rather than India critiquing the U.S.'s
01:44claim of plotting an assassination of Khalistani separatist Gurpatwan Singh Pannu.
01:49If one remembers, a Washington Post report had alleged the involvement of an officer
01:53from India's Research and Analysis Wing, RAW, in orchestrating the assassination plot against
01:58Pannu.
02:00It claimed that the final instructions were relayed to a hired hit team to carry out the
02:04assassination pending confirmation of Pannu's presence at home.
02:09However, India's Ministry of External Affairs swiftly rejected the U.S. media's report denouncing
02:14it as unwarranted and unsubstantiated.
02:17The ministry emphasized that the speculative and irresponsible comments were not conductive
02:21to the ongoing investigation into the matter.
02:24Yet, the Biden administration continues to pick up the issue whenever it gets an opportunity
02:28to question India.
02:30The U.S. Justice Department has also implicated an Indian government employee referred as
02:34CC1 in recruiting an Indian national named Nikhil Gupta to hire a hitman for the assassination
02:41plot.
02:42Gupta, currently in custody in the Czech Republic, is awaiting extradition to the U.S. and he
02:46faces trial for his alleged involvement in the foiled assassination attempt.
02:51The issue presents a delicate challenge for both India and the Biden administration, particularly
02:55in the light of their efforts to strengthen ties amid shared concern about China's increasing
03:00influence.
03:02The U.S.'s expectation of accountability from India regarding the foiled plot adds complexity
03:07to the bilateral relationship, which appears to be in no good shape as of now.