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NEW DELHI : The US has urged India to cooperate with Canadas investigation into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, state department spokesperson Matthew Miller said before a meeting between foreign minister S. Jaishankar and his opposite number, secretary of state Anthony Blinken..
Nijjar, a pro-Khalistan leader whom India designated a terrorist in 2020, is at the centre of a diplomatic row between India and Canada, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing India of having a hand in Nijjars death in Canada..
The allegations have touched off a diplomatic crisis with the two countries expelling diplomats and India suspending visas issued to Canadians..
But we have engaged with our Indian counterparts on this issue and urged them to fully cooperate with the Canadian investigation," said Miller, when asked by reporters if Blinken raised Canadas allegations with Jaishankar during the Quad foreign ministers meeting in New York..
I dont want to preview the commentthe conversations he will have in that meeting, but as weve made clear, weve raised this; we have engaged with our Indian counterparts on this and encouraged them to cooperate with the Canadian investigation, and we continue to encourage them to cooperate," Miller said when asked if Blinken planned to raise the issue during the bilateral meeting scheduled for Thursday..
