On Monday, the United States stated that it has been monitoring reports alleging India’s involvement in targeted killings in Pakistan and emphasised the importance of both countries resolving the issue through dialogue.
India had refuted the targeted killing accusations last week, dismissing them as “false and malicious anti-India propaganda” following a report in the UK newspaper, The Guardian, citing evidence provided by both India and Pakistan intelligence agents.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller commented on the matter, stating that while the US government won’t intervene, it encourages both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and seek resolution through dialogue. He refrained from making any specific remarks on the allegations themselves.
The Guardian’s report claimed that India’s RAW had carried out as many as 20 targeted killings since the Pulwama attack in 2019. It cited evidence from Pakistan and interviews with intelligence officials from both countries, alleging that Delhi had adopted a policy of targeting individuals considered hostile to India.
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Furthermore, the report mentioned Pakistani officers alleging the involvement of sleeper cells of Indian intelligence in the UAE in these killings. It also referenced an unnamed Indian official who reportedly drew inspiration from intelligence agencies like Israel’s Mossad and Russia’s KGB, known for extrajudicial killings abroad, as well as the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
India rejected these charges, with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar asserting that targeted killings in other countries were not part of the Indian government’s policy. The denial by the Indian foreign ministry was also noted in The Guardian’s report.
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