‘We’re Not Going To…’: US Responds To Reports Of ‘Targeted Killings’ By India In Pakistan

The United States said on Monday that it has been following the media reports pertaining to allegations against India about carrying out state killings in Pakistan. On being asked about the United States’ position on Pakistan’s allegations against India, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US is not getting in the middle of the situation and called for resolution through dialogue.

“So we have been following the media reports about this issue. We don’t have any comment on the underlying allegations. But of course, while we’re not going to get in the middle of this situation, we encourage both sides to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue,” Matthew Miller said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

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Last week, India had rejected the allegations of targeted killings, made in a report in The Guardian citing Pakistani evidence, as “false and malicious anti-India propaganda”.

According to the report by The Guardian, the Indian government has been accused of allegedly assassinating individuals in Pakistan as part of a wider strategy to eliminate terrorists living on foreign soil. It is to be noted that Sikh separatists associated with the Khalistan movement were also targeted as part of these operations carried out in Pakistan and the West, the report further stated.

It added that, as per information received after interviewing intelligence officials in both countries, India and Pakistan, and the documents shared by Pakistani investigators, India’s foreign intelligence agency allegedly began carrying out assassinations abroad in a move to achieve national security post-2019.

The report also mentioned India’s Research & Analysis Wing (Raw) and added that it is directly controlled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is running for a third term in office in the upcoming general elections slated to begin on April 19.

The Guardian report also alleged that, as per the inputs received by it, Delhi has implemented a policy of targeting people whom it considers hostile to India.