The fact that on the one hand the US proceeded to court action with a charge sheet on the alleged conspiracy, on the other hand no action was taken against those responsible for the attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco and the open threats to top Indians. Diplomats in the US. did not This is a clear reflection that much needs to be done when it comes to “trust” between the world’s two largest democracies.
In the year 2023, both Modi and Biden made several efforts and took steps aimed at establishing a trusting partnership between the two countries, starting with Prime Minister Modi appointing a National Security Advisor to introduce ‘Critical and Emergency Technology’ (ICET). By sending his delegation led by Ajit Doval.
ICET is a major milestone in the US-India partnership, which is considered important as part of strategic security and technology cooperation.
Bilateral trade between the two countries has reached a new record. The Indian government is taking several steps to facilitate American companies to set up manufacturing units in the country and expand their presence.
On the other hand, Biden not only gave an unprecedented approval to a jet engine manufacturing deal with India, but also took several administrative steps to ease export control regulations for India.
Reflecting his determination to take bilateral relations to the next level, Biden invited Modi for a rare state visit by an Indian prime minister in June, during which he not only toured the White House lawn but also toured the White House with a record 15,000 Indian Americans. In fact, I spoke to him and spent more than eight hours with him.
Less than 100 days after this, the US President arrived in New Delhi for the G-20 leaders’ summit in September.
At a time when the world was deeply divided over the Russia-Ukraine war and the leaders of China and Russia were not attending the summit, Biden ensured that the G-20 summit was a success.
A common comment from Biden administration officials was, “India’s success is America’s success.”
This year, top US officials visited India on an unprecedented basis. Top leaders like Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited India several times.
At the same time, Modi-led India responded similarly, from green-lighting a historic billion-dollar deal to buy commercial aircraft from Boeing to approving a long-pending armed drone deal.
By October, it appeared that the world’s two largest democracies were now reliable partners.
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Still not a reliable partnership!
Amidst all this, two events in the last quarter of the year clearly show that this relationship still cannot be described as a “faithful” partnership. In the first incident, there was open US support for allegations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about a “possible” link between the Indian government and the killing of a pro-Khalistan separatist in Vancouver.
Charged with conspiracy to murder an American citizen
In another incident, less than 100 days after the Canadian indictments, the Justice Department charged Canadians in federal court in New York with conspiring to kill an American citizen on American soil. The name of the separatist Sikh leader has not been released, but media reports have identified him as Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, leader of the banned organization Sikhs for Justice in India.
India is angry with America for this reason
India has denied Canada’s allegations and has repeatedly said Ottawa has not shared evidence in the case. At the same time, on the American allegation, India has constituted a high-level committee to investigate the allegations. New Delhi is also unhappy with the inability of the US to prosecute those responsible for the attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco and to openly allow separatist Sikhs to organize and propagate anti-India and anti-Khalistan movements in the country.
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