Talking about the US allegations of an alleged Indian plot to assassinate Pannun on American soil, Jaishankar said the issues brought up Canada and the American government are not the same.
In November this year, US authorities charged Nikhil Gupta for his alleged role a now-foiled purported plot to assassinate New York-based Khalistani separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Anthony Blinken urged India to cooperate with Ottawa s probe into the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar even as New Delhi flagged concern over pro-Khalistani activities in Canada.
The MEA statement noted that the state of the ties between India and Canada as well as Ottawa s continued presence in India s internal affairs warrant a
Hardeep Singh Nijjar had also given a call to ban Indian Embassy officials to participate in various programmes organised by local gurdwaras in Canada.