"India, US Handling Khalistani Terrorist Issue With Maturity, Tact": Key Diplomat To NDTV

Atul Keshap, who is the President of the US-India Business Council, said 2023 has been an "amazing year" for ties between the two countries.

Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first public remarks on an Indian national allegedly conspiring to murder Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a key United States diplomat has said that India and the US have dealt with the issue with maturity and tact, and that the relationship between the two countries has reached a new echelon.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Thursday, Atul Keshap, who is the President of the US-India Business Council, said 2023 has been an "amazing year" for ties between the two countries, and that issues come up with the United States' closest allies around the world. Mr Keshap's perspective carries even more weight because he has served in New Delhi in various capacities, including as US envoy to India, and has seen the relationship evolve over the years and get to where it is today.

In his remarks to the Financial Times on Tuesday, PM Modi had said that the allegations pertaining to Pannun will be examined, but emphasised that "a few incidents" cannot derail ties between India and the United States.