Dear Editor,
It is strange that the US has alleged that India had plotted to assassinate the Khalistani activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. It is also strange that the US has taken the issue so seriously to save a separatist and a trouble monger of its friendly country India. Protection for separatists and terrorists are alike bad. If a separatist is protected by another country, it is tantamount to allowing its soil to be used for hostile activities against another country. The separatists always encourage terrorist activities to subserve their separatist interests. In doing so, the separatists are directly or indirectly and overtly or covertly responsible for the killing of innocent civilians and subversive activities. In fact, sheltering the separatists strains the relationship between countries. The US is enraged over the “Indian attempt” to kill Pannun. In fact it Is India which should have taken the issue seriously for fostering the separatists. US law makers are of the view that ties with India may suffer serious damage. It shows that for US, the interest of a separatist is more important than friendship with India. The US needs to change its outlook towards India and it should not allow its soil to be used by it against a friendly country.
K V Seetharamaiah
