„MACH IHN, BRUDER“: Die Insider-Geschichte darüber, wie zwei mutmaßliche Mordanschläge Indien, die USA und Kanada in eine diplomatische Krise brachten.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-india-sikh-separatist-deaths/
„MACH IHN, BRUDER“: Die Insider-Geschichte darüber, wie zwei mutmaßliche Mordanschläge Indien, die USA und Kanada in eine diplomatische Krise brachten.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-india-sikh-separatist-deaths/
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SS: Matthew Campbell, writing in Bloomberg Businessweek (Nov. 5, 2025), reports that US and Canadian investigations uncovered linked plots targeting Sikh separatists, with a DEA sting foiling an alleged RAW-directed plan to assassinate US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York while gunmen murdered his ally Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver.
Campbell details how prosecutors say Indian middleman Nikhil Gupta, allegedly handled by RAW officer Vikash Yadav, sought a $100,000 contract killing before Czech authorities arrested Gupta for extradition to the US, where Yadav was later indicted and remains at large. He recounts that British signals intelligence pointed Canada toward an Indian state nexus in Nijjar’s killing, triggering expulsions of diplomats and a diplomatic rupture, even as Washington privately pressed New Delhi for assurances and kept broader ties on track, including a drone sale. Canadian police have charged four Indian nationals in Nijjar’s murder and warn of further threats, while Ottawa’s efforts to engage India repeatedly stalled.
According to Campbell, India’s internal inquiry has aimed blame at a “rogue” operative, conflicting with US intelligence assessments that senior officials likely authorized the operation. Pannun continues his activism under heavy protection, Gupta awaits trial in New York, and both the US and Canada face the risk that court proceedings could reignite tensions with India.
Reading the article makes it clear that the info was mostly leaked by the Canadian government, through Judy Thomas (former Canada NSA, under Trudeau). With the ongoing relationship reset between Canada and India, this article was probably a way to release (leak) information that would come out in the Nijjar trial later and could trigger another diplomatic crisis. This was basically a „rip some of the bandaid off now and avoid a future crisis“ article.
Note the „sprinkle“ of Indian concerns added in the article, re the bombing of Air India (1985) and a „large number on less publicized bombings“ in India. The article then quickly points out that the air India bombers got to live freely in Canada, avoiding prison time, due to „error and incompetence“ by Canadian investigators. But it stops there.
The article fails to explain the motivation of the Indians, however. For example, Canada basically set a precedent of not acting proactively to prevent terrorist attacks – like in the case of the Air India bombing, despite having all the intelligence before the bombings. They had even pulled out their inside mole so that the source doesn’t become criminally „implicated“ once the bombing happens – that is insane because they had inside knowledge of the plot before the bombings happened ([source](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/csis-may-have-had-mole-in-air-india-conspiracy-1.360913).
The article also lightly brushes on the fact that many of the Khalistani rallies are „incendiary“ but not illegal. But the article should have pointed out how many of the rallies are skirting hate speech. Lots of videos show calls for „kicking out hindus“ and killing Indian government officials and diplomats. Hate speech is a sensitive issue and, while I get that it can be hard to convict, the police should start testing some of the hate speeches in court and let a judge decide. We saw how Canadian law enforcement clamped hard on the pro-palestinian protests, for less incendiary speeches even. So I don’t buy that „freedom of speech“ argument when so much of it is skirting „hate speech“.