The US Justice Department said that a 52-year-old man worked with an Indian govt employee, whose responsibilities included security and intelligence, on the plot to assassinate a New York City residen

The remarks by Trudeau came after Nikhil Gupta, 52, was charged on Wednesday with murder-for-hire in connection with his participation in a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen in New York City.

The charges are rooted in a decades-old dispute over the demand by some Sikhs for a sovereign state known as Khalistan carved out of northern India.

US prosecutors claim an Indian official was behind a plot to assassinate a Sikh activist in New York. Similar accusations had triggered a conflict between India and Canada, but US-India ties are on a different level.

A US Justice Department indictment suggests an Indian government official tried to mastermind the assassination.

India is accused of two international assassination plots. What happens now? - Reactions from India to the allegations from Canada and the US have been very different – in part because of their relative importance as allies.

A notable contrast emerges when comparing the US situation with a similar case in Canada. India had taken a strong stance in response to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claims. However, in the current case with the US,

While New Delhi has brushed aside Justin Trudeau allegations of an Indian link to Khalistani separatist leader Nijjar’s killing, its reaction to the US indictment is somewhat measured