"I'm not part of the Five Eyes...": EAM Jaishankar on sharing of intelligence over Nijjar's killing
S Jaishankar on Tuesday (local time) said that he is not a part of the intelligence group when asked for comment on the reported sharing of intelligence between Five Eyes countries on Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.
He was asked about the reports citing the role of the Five Eyes group regarding the intelligence behind the killing of Khalistseparatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and reports of the FBI warning US Sikh leaders about «credible threats» to them.
Responding to the question during the 'Discussion at Council on Foreign Relations' in New York, Jaishankar said, «I am not part of The Five Eyes, I am certainly not part of the FBI.
So I think you are asking the wrong person».
The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the US and the UK.
Earlier, David Cohen, the US Ambassador to Canada, said that it was «shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners» that led the Trudeau administration to make the claim of a potential link between «agents» of the Indian government and the killing of separatist Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
During the event, the EAM also highlighted the «organised crime, related to secessionist forces, violence and extremism» in Canada, raising concerns over them being «very permissive» due to political reasons.
«In the last few years, Canada actually has seen a lot of organized crime, relating to the secessionist forces, organized crime, violence and extremism. They're all very, very deeply mixed up.
