The U.S. has charged Vikash Yadav, a former Indian intelligence official, with plotting to assassinate Khalistan advocate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York, mirroring the controversial killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada. The allegations have strained India’s diplomatic relations with the West, following earlier tensions with Canada. Yadav is accused of directing the plot remotely, recruiting Nikhil Gupta to execute the plan. With Yadav still at large, the FBI has placed him on their wanted list, further intensifying the diplomatic fallout between India and the United States.