US reacts to PM Modi, Rajnath Singh's remarks.
Photo : PTINew Delhi: The United States has reacted to the remarks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking of terrorists.
While addressing election rally, the PM had said people wanted India to kill terrorists inside their territory and "Modi ne iccha poori ki (Modi fulfilled their wish)".
Earlier, the Defence Minister had said that if terrorists try to attack India and run away to Pakistan , "hum ghar me ghus ke marenge (India will eliminate terrorists inside their homes)".
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the President Joe Biden-led administration would not involve itself in the matter.
US reacts to PM Modi, Rajnath Singh's remarks. Photo : PTI
New Delhi: The United States has reacted to the remarks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking of terrorists. While addressing election rally, the PM had said people wanted India to kill terrorists inside their territory and "Modi ne iccha poori ki (Modi fulfilled their wish)". Earlier, the Defence Minister had said that if terrorists try to attack India and run away to Pakistan , "hum ghar me ghus ke marenge (India will eliminate terrorists inside their homes)".
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the President Joe Biden-led administration would not involve itself in the matter. When asked if Modi and Singh's remarks could be seen as a confession on the alleged assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, and murder plot to kill designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in New York, and killings in Pakistan, Miller said the US will not get involved in the matter.
"The United States is not going to get into the middle of this, but we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue," the State Department spokesperson was quoted as saying by the agency.
On the question of US not considering any sanction on India over these issues, Miller said, "I am never going to preview any sanctions actions, which is not to say that there are any coming. But when you ask me to talk about sanctions, it's something that we don't discuss openly."
Notably, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asserted that government is committed to deal with cross-border terrorism adding that if terrorists try to disturb peace in India or carry out terror activities, a strong will be given, and if they run away to Pakistan, "hum ghar me ghus ke marenge (India will enter inside their homes to kill them)."
He had said this while responding to a question on a report by British newspaper 'The Guardian' that claimed Indian intelligence agencies killed terrorists in Pakistan as part of its strong approach to national security after 2019.
