Beyond headlines
Re: “US unfazed by murder plot probe”, (World, April 2).
Extremely difficult to come to terms to accept the fact that how just an allegation of a “plot to kill” an Indian-born American citizen who was declared a “Khalistani terrorist” by the Indian government becomes global news, especially by US-based news agencies like Bloomberg and Bangkok Post allowed publishing without editing. We need to understand the background of the article’s story.
The main subject of the issue, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who was referred to as “Sikh activist” by Bloomberg, instead of referring as a “Khalistani terrorist” (the Indian government designated him as a “terrorist” wanted to face trial in India).
This is just an allegation that has not been proven yet. As per the US envoy to India, Eric Garcetti, the Indian government’s cooperation is highly praised.
Readers have to know the background of the story, the timing of bringing up this issue, and the secret game played by deep state US and her allies in suppressing India’s rise on the global stage under the 10 years of rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
When traditional anti-India Bloomberg and NYT are focussing on bringing down the image of the new India, the US suddenly becomes publicly vocal with the allegations of the Indian government’s direct role in plotting to kill a Khalistani terrorist who is a US citizen.
While Eric Garcetti mentioned that freedom of speech in America prevails, at the same time, America protects and does not arrest the same terrorist, Mr Pannun, who threatened to bomb a commercial passenger plane and was involved in attacking and torching Indian consulates in the US. He is enjoying a free ride in the US. But we saw what the US did to whoever harmed the US government, their assets and defence forces.
JAYUT JAYANANDANA