The hypocrisy of the United States is evident when it comes to its national interests. It often acts like a dictator, telling other sovereign nations what to do, yet when those nations pursue their own interests, the US suddenly champions democracy and freedom of speech and what not!
What’s even more concerning is that the US is currently harboring the terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based terrorist group advocating for a Sikh state called Khalistan in India. Ironically, the US has previously taken action against terrorists on foreign soil, even using Navy SEALs to eliminate threats. Now, it supports a terrorist as its citizen while accusing India of plotting murder against him.
Despite Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani terrorist, openly threatening India on multiple occasions, the United States still refers to him as a “victim and activist.” He has made alarming threats in videos, including calls to blow up Air India aircraft and demands for Hindus to leave the US and Canada. Nevertheless, he remains unpunished in both countries, enjoying protection as a dual citizen of the US and Canada. In contrast, the US Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Vikash Yadav, a former Indian government employee, accusing him of attempting to orchestrate a failed plot to kill Pannun. This double standard is deeply troubling.
Here’s the list of instances where the U.S. has eliminated terrorists on foreign soil
- Anwar al-Awlaki (2011): The U.S. conducted a drone strike in Yemen that killed the American-born al-Qaeda cleric. He was the first American to be hunted and killed without trial by his own government since the Civil War.
- Osama bin Laden (2011): The U.S. conducted a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, leading to the death of the al-Qaeda leader.
- Abu Muhammad al-Adnani (2016): The spokesperson for ISIS was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Aleppo, Syria.
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2019): The leader of ISIS was killed during a U.S. special operations raid in Idlib, Syria.
- Jamal al-Badawi (2019): The U.S. killed the key suspect in the USS Cole bombing in a drone strike in Yemen.
- Qassem Soleimani (2020): The Iranian general was killed in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.
- Ayman al-Zawahiri (2022): The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Who is Gurpatwant Singh Pannun?
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a main figure in the Khalistan movement, which seeks to establish a separate state based on religious identity, carved out from Punjab and surrounding regions in India, to be called Khalistan. He serves as the legal advisor and spokesperson for Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based terrorist group advocating for this separate Sikh state.
In July 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs of India designated Pannun as a terrorist due to charges of sedition and secessionism, and has sought an Interpol red notice for his arrest.
Pannun’s Threats To India
- In September 2024, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, leader of the banned group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), made threats to Hindus in Canada, urging them to return to India. In a video, he declared, “Indo-Canadian Hindus, you have abandoned your allegiance to Canada and its Constitution. Your place is in India. Leave Canada and go home.”
- In October 2023, Pannun released a video threatening a “Hamas-like” attack on India. He warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “learn from the Israel-Palestine conflict,” suggesting that a similar response could occur in India. He stated, “We will carry out a Hamas-like attack on India,” adding that if India continues to “occupy” Punjab, there would be consequences, and “India and PM Modi will be responsible for it.”
- On 4 November 2023, Pannun urged Sikhs to avoid flying on Air India flights after 19 November, citing potential threats to their safety. He ominously claimed that the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) would be closed on that date.
- In January 2024, he issued a direct challenge to PM Modi, daring him to attend the Republic Day parade without security. “I dare Modi to come to Delhi on R-Day without protection. If you are a popular leader, show up unguarded, and SFJ will avenge the assassination of Shaheed Nijjar by raising the Khalistan flag,” he threatened in a video.
- Additionally, he threatened to disrupt the Indian stock markets on 12 March to harm “India’s economy.”
- Following PM Modi’s visit to the US in September 2024, Pannun released a video message urging Indians to return with Modi. He stated, “Take your Indo-Americans back to India. Those who organized and funded the event are followers of Modi’s Hindutva ideology.”
Pannun has been on the radar of India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) since 2019, when the agency registered its first case against him. Despite his numerous threats and ongoing investigations, both the US and Canada continue to provide him protection.
Notably, Pannun acknowledged that his group, SFJ, has been in contact with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, sharing information against India in the aftermath of his aide Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. He made these claims during an interview with CBC News, stating he provided Trudeau with details about what he called India’s spying network in Canada.
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