Mike Pompeo hinted at a shift in US policy on Khalistanis but avoided sharing details.
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00:00Secretary Pompeo, there are investigations underway on murder from higher charges against
00:05Indian officials in the United States as we speak.
00:09As a CIA director and the former Secretary of State, you work closely on such matters.
00:15How do you see this case pan out?
00:18Khalistanis are a real concern for India.
00:20Will the Trump administration crack down on on Khalistanis?
00:24Or will you continue with Biden's policy?
00:26Because that's an issue that concerns Indian sovereignty.
00:30Just as you said, illegal immigration concerns American sovereignty.
00:34How do you see a sensitive case like this panning out now?
00:39Yeah, I don't want to say much about this.
00:44But my guess is the policy will be different.
00:46And I'll just literally I'm going to leave it at that.
00:48I know a little bit about it.
00:49Will there be a crackdown?
00:51Let me, your sense.
00:52I don't want to.
00:53I don't know.
00:54I don't know the answer.
00:55Do you hope there should be?
00:56Do you believe there should be?
00:57I don't want to say anything.
00:58I want to I want to leave them a chance to sort of evaluate this on their own.
01:01It's a very sensitive political issue.
01:03And I'm just a civilian.
01:04So when a CIA director says that the policy is likely to be different, but I don't want
01:09to say very much about it.
01:10I think all of us need to start looking and reading between the lines.
01:13So we will take our cues from that.
01:15I'd be careful in over reading that.
01:16But knock yourself out.
01:17Okay.