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In this June 2023 photo taken by an undercover agent and provided by the U.S. Attorney's office, an undercover agent posing as a hitman, left, holds money received as a partial advance payment for murder during a transaction in New York. U.S. officials became aware in the spring of a plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, an American citizen who advocates for the creation of a sovereign Sikh state. Under the indictment, Nikhil Gupta, 52, an Indian national, faces charges including murder for hire. Gupta, was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said on Monday, June 17, 2024. (U.S. Attorney's Office via AP, file)

Indian national charged with plotting murder-for-hire of Sikh activist is extradited to U.S.

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A banner that shows the late Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is displayed outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023, where he was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot. Canadian police said Friday, May 3, 2024, that they have made three arrests in the June slaying. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist’s slaying that sparked a spat with India

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A banner that shows the late Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is displayed outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023, where he was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot. Canadian police said Friday, May 3, 2024, that they have made three arrests in the June slaying. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Police in Canada make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist’s slaying that sparked a spat with India

By Rob Gillies and Jim Morris - Associated Press

What to know about Sikh independence movement following U.S. accusation that activist was targeted

By Sheikh Saaliq - Associated Press

FILE- A cyclist pedals past the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced Friday, Nov. 24, due to challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic support. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

The Afghan Embassy says it’s permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India

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In this Oct. 28, 2020, photo, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears on a screen as he speaks remotely during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Shares of Twitter are surging at the market open on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, following a report that Dorsey will be stepping down from his post. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Jack Dorsey: India threatened to shut down Twitter, raid employee homes

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The Twitter app icon is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Twitter erases post about Indian official in first known instance of worldwide censorship

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other before their meeting in New Delhi, India on Dec. 6, 2021. India is bracing for a disruption in Russian arms supplies following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tightrope walk between Moscow and Washington could become more difficult due to a border standoff with China. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Indian neutrality in Ukraine fight complicates U.S. strategic designs in Asia

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A person reads tweets by Indian celebrities, one of the many backing the Indian government, on his mobile in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. It took just one tweet from pop star Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, after she tweeted about the farmer protests that have gripped India. Critics say the government has used the massive demonstrations to escalate a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts. Hundreds of Indian Twitter accounts, including those of news websites, activists and a farmers’ union, were suspended on Monday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Twitter suspends more India accounts amid free speech debate

By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

Singer and fashion designer Rihanna attends the &quot;Rihanna&quot; book launch event in New York on Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

1 tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensed

By Sheikh Saaliq - Associated Press

Indian Farmers listen to their leader as they continue to block highway leading to Delhi in protest against new farm laws, at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, India, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Talks between protesting farmers’ leaders and the government ended abruptly in a stalemate on Friday with the agriculture minister saying he has nothing more to offer than suspending contentious agricultural laws for 18 months. The farmers’ organizations in a statement on Thursday said they can’t accept anything except the repeal of the three new laws. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Talks between Indian farmers, government reach stalemate

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Talks remain deadlocked between Indian farmers, government

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Farmers listen to a speaker as they block a major highway in protest against new farm laws, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border, India, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

No progress in talks between farmers, Indian government

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

A farmer, sitting next to a bonfire, lights a bidi, or hand-rolled tobacco, as they block a major highway in a protest against new farm laws while it rains at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Ignoring the coronavirus pandemic, the farmers have been blockading highways connecting New Delhi to northern India for nearly five weeks, obstructing transportation and dealing a blow to manufacturing and businesses in the north. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Indian farmers to continue highway protests after talks fail

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Indian farmers listen to a fellow farmer speak as they block a highway in protest against new farm laws at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Protesting farmers fear the government will stop buying grain at minimum guaranteed prices and corporations will then push down prices. The government says the three laws approved by Parliament in September will enable farmers to market their produce and boost production through private investment. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Protesting Indian farmers, government reach partial accord

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 25, 2020, photo shows the icon for TikTok taken in New York. India is banning 59 apps with Chinese links, saying their activities endanger the country’s sovereignty, defense and security. India’s decision comes as its troops are in a tense standoff with Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh in the Himalayas that started last month. India lost 20 soldiers in a June 15 clash. The government says the banned apps include TikTok, UC Browser, WeChat and Bigo Live, as well as the e-commerce platforms Club Factory and Shein, that are used in mobile and non-mobile devices connected to the Internet.(AP Photo, File)

India bans TikTok, other Chinese apps amid border standoff

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo, Muslim pilgrims wait in bus that will take them to a quarantine facility, after a government raid discovered the largest viral cluster in India at the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, India. Muslims in India are being stigmatized after the government blamed an Islamic missionary meeting for a surge in coronavirus cases. Experts who have studied previous epidemics warn that the stigma could hamper efforts to stop the contagion and prevent many from getting themselves tested. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Indian Muslims face stigma, blame for surge in infections

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SHEIKH SAALIQ and EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 photo, Kashmiri farmer Rayees Ahmad shows a pile of rotten apples inside his orchard in Wuyan, south of Srinagar Indian controlled Kashmir. The apple trade, worth $1.6 billion in exports in 2017, accounts for nearly a fifth of Kashmir’s economy and provides livelihoods for 3.3 million. This year, less than 10% of the harvested apples had left the region by Oct. 6. Losses are mounting as insurgent groups pressure pickers, traders and drivers to shun the industry to protest an Indian government crackdown. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Apples rot on trees as Kashmir strife inflicts economic pain

By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, Indian workers prepare packing of clutch buttons at an auto component manufacturing factory on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Asian shares advanced Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, and India’s benchmark jumped 5.4% after the government announced plans to cut corporate taxes. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

India cuts corporate taxes to counter slowing growth

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Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during a security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Troops in India-administered Kashmir allowed some Muslims to walk to local mosques alone or in pairs to pray for the Eid al-Adha festival on Monday during an unprecedented security lockdown that still forced most people in the disputed region to stay indoors on the Islamic holy day. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Kashmir’s main city a maze of razor wire and steel barriers

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press