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On Thursday, Admiral John Kirby was asked about an Indian government official who was charged in an assassination attempt on a Sikh separatist leader in the US.
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00:00 And how is the alleged plot by an Indian government official
00:02 to assassinate somebody in U.S. soil,
00:05 how has that affected U.S.-Indian relations,
00:08 given that the President recently hosted Modi
00:11 for a state dinner,
00:12 and relations have been trying to improve
00:15 and tighten those relations?
00:16 What impact does that plot have?
00:17 I reminded you the state dinner happened
00:18 before we knew about this.
00:20 And I want to be careful here that I don't get ahead
00:24 of the Department of Justice
00:25 and talk about an ongoing investigation.
00:26 I would just say two things.
00:29 India remains a strategic partner,
00:31 and we're gonna continue to work to improve
00:35 and strengthen that strategic partnership with India.
00:39 At the same time, we take this very seriously.
00:43 These allegations in this investigation
00:46 take it very seriously.
00:47 And we're glad to see that the Indians are too,
00:52 by announcing their own efforts to investigate this.
00:55 And we've been clear that we want to see
00:57 anybody that's responsible for these alleged crimes
01:02 to be held properly accountable.
01:04 - You guys follow?
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