US-India Relations Under Strain Amid Assassination Plot Allegations
Biden Declines Republic Day Invitation as India Faces Charges of Plotting to Assassinate US Citizen
- Biden declines invitation to India's Republic Day celebrations, casting doubt on the timing of a Quad meeting.
- US charges suggest an Indian government agent plotted to assassinate US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh separatist leader.
- India's response to the charges has been to deny involvement and promise cooperation with the US.
- India's alleged actions raise questions about its commitment to a rules-based global order.
- Despite the charges, analysts suggest that US-India relations will remain stable due to shared geopolitical interests.