The U.S. election is being carried out intensely, and India is also ushering in an election year, on April 19, the Indian election kicked off, and on the 26th, the Indian election entered the second stage.
According to a report on the 30th, in response to reports that Indian intelligence agencies were involved in two assassinations in the United States and Canada, White House spokesman Jean-Pierre said on the 29th that this is a serious incident, and the United States is taking this matter seriously and continues to express concern.
It is reported that in June last year, Sikh leader Nijjar was assassinated in Canada, and Canada also pointed the finger at the Indian government, accusing the Indian government of sending agents to kill people across borders, and relations between Canada and India continued to deteriorate, but the Indian government denied that it was related to the assassination.
And in November, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Indian authorities of involvement in the assassination of Sikh separatists in the United States. The US side pointed out that when Guptah, an employee of the Indian intelligence agency, "bought a murderer and killed people across borders," the United States would simply send "undercover agents" to pretend to be killers, and after Gupta remitted an advance payment of $15,000 to the "undercover agent" of the United States, India was directly arrested by the United States, allowing the United States to grasp the key evidence.
Subsequently, the United States specially informed India of the incident, as if it were a warning to India. The Modi government also responded, saying that the Indian government takes this very seriously and is also investigating.
However, seeing that the Indian government's suspected "transnational killings" have come to an end, the US government has suddenly "brought up the old matter" for fear that it is just coming for the Indian general election.
First of all, India's general election comes at a critical juncture, and Modi is favored by many parties.
Although the Indian opposition has formed a coalition to besiege Modi, the opposition is divided and not united, Modi himself has a high popularity in India, and his BJP is more united and larger, and it is also more advantageous because of its status as a ruling party. Modi is aiming for a third re-election, and he was confident of winning the election before it began. Now, Modi and BJP supporters are more confident that not only will Modi win, but the BJP may even gain more seats in the Lok Sabha Sabha.
Second, the United States has not welcomed Modi very much.
Although the United States has always been quite courting India, it does not have much affection for Modi. Under Modi's leadership, India pursues the principle of "left and right", refusing to act as a "pawn" of the United States and obeying the command of the United States, nor "choosing sides", and even working against the United States, openly strengthening cooperation with Russia in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. For the United States, Modi is undoubtedly a difficult leader to get along with, and if Modi continues to be in charge of India, it will be more difficult for the United States to control India.
Third, the influence of the Western media on India's election has aroused the vigilance of the Indian government.
According to reference news reports, on the 23rd, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar angrily denounced the criticism of the Indian election by the Western media, and even questioned the "democracy" of the West in reverse.
Since the Indian government is so sensitive, and the propaganda of the Western media has not achieved much practical effect, the White House simply stepped in and turned over Modi's "old score". However, even if the White House attacks Modi on the Sikh issue, it is unlikely to have much impact on India's general election.
At the same time, the United States also needs to exercise restraint on the issue of India's general election, after all, the United States cannot turn its face with India, the United States needs India strategically, if it completely turns its face with Modi at this time, once Modi is successfully re-elected, the United States is afraid that it will push India further and further.