What the US has to say about Narendra Modi's comments about 'entering and killing terrorists at home?

Recently in an election meeting in Uttarakhand, India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Today India has a strong Modi government, so terrorists are being killed by entering the house."

The United States was asked about this statement of Prime Minister Modi. The issue of not banning India was also questioned. The United States has now answered that question. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked about PM Modi's comments at a press conference at the White House on Tuesday. He was asked, "Prime Minister Modi and the Defense Minister said during the election campaign that the new India will not hesitate to kill terrorists across the border."


“In a sense they are admitting the killings in Canada and Pakistan. Is this statement a concern for the Biden administration?”

In response, Matthew Miller said, “As has been said before, we're not going to get into that. However, I would encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid tension and find a solution through dialogue.”


Why not ban on India?

In the same press conference, Matthew Miller was asked, “In the past we have seen sanctions imposed on foreigners who kill on US soil, but we don't see that in India. "What's the reason for this exemption?" Matthew Miller said, "I can't talk about sanctions. But that does not mean that sanctions are being imposed.”


"But if you ask me about sanctions, I'll say it's something we don't discuss publicly."

In the past, India has been accused of killings in Canada, America and Pakistan. Although India has officially rejected all these allegations. But now the election meeting is going on in full swing. And so perhaps, the leaders of the ruling BJP government are heard making comments like 'militant killing' across the border.

Recently, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “They (militants) should not think that nobody can touch us because we are on the other side of the border. If the militants don't follow the rules, there can be no rules to answer them."

On the other hand, on April 6, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in an interview, "If any terrorist tries to trouble India from our neighboring country, he will be given a befitting reply. If he escapes to Pakistan, he will be entered and killed." Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and Hardeep Singh Nijjar

In June last year, Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed in Canada. In September 2023, the Canadian government blamed India for the murder.

India has denied this allegation and asked Canada to provide evidence. Distance also developed between Canada and India after the controversy surrounding the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. That distance was seen when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Delhi to attend the G-20 summit.


In November 2023, India was named in the case of conspiracy to kill pro-Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu.

US claims Indian national Nikhil Gupta hired a man to kill a separatist leader in New York. Mr. also gave about 83 lakhs to that person. Gupta - This is claimed by the United States. At that time, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India is taking all these allegations seriously. The family of Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, who used to live in the village of Nathu Chak, Punjab. Later moved to Khankot near Amritsar. His father Mahinder Singh was the secretary of the Punjab Marketing Board.

In 1991-92 Mr. Pannu moved to the United States, where he enrolled at the University of Connecticut. From there he earned an MBA in finance and a law degree from New York University. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu founded Sikhs for Justice in 2007. He works from the New York office. Also run a law firm there. In July 2020, India designated nine individuals as terrorists. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu's name was also in this list.


Allegations of murder on foreign soil

Apart from the Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gurpatwant Singh Pannu cases, there are other allegations of involvement in conspiracies on foreign soil against India. Pakistan has raised that complaint. Aamir Sarfraz alias Tamba was accused of killing Indian national Sarabjit Singh in Lahore Jail in Pakistan in 2013. Aamir Sarfaraz died in a terrorist attack in Pakistan recently.

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi claimed in a press conference on Monday that the evidence obtained in the attack on Amir Sarfaraz indicates India's involvement.

He said, "India was directly involved in several murders in the past. We suspect Indian involvement in this attack.” He further added, “Probes are currently underway and the evidence so far points to that (India's involvement). But I can't say anything till I get the inquiry report."


In the past, India has denied allegations of such cross-border killings. However, the statements of BJP leaders from the election meeting are believed to be 'pointing' in the other direction.

Britain's newspaper The Guardian claimed in their recent report that India is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to eliminate anti-nationals living on foreign soil. As reported by 'The Guardian', India has conducted several activities in Pakistan in this regard since 2020. India, however, denied the allegations made in the report published in 'The Guardian'. And External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "It is not India's policy to carry out such killings on foreign soil."

Asked about the report in a recent interview, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh did nothing to 'confirm' or 'deny' the issue. Rajnath Singh said, "If any terrorist from a neighboring country tries to create trouble in India or carry out terrorist activities here, he will be given a befitting reply."