A US court has issued a notice to Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval over alleged Indian state-sponsored terrorism abroad.
According to a US State Department notice published in the Indian newspaper The Hindu, documents related to the conspiracy to assassinate Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun have been served on the Indian government at the request of a New York court.
According to Indian magazine Outlook, the summons and court notice were sent to the Indian Embassy through diplomatic correspondence on October 9, 2026.
In September 2024, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun filed a case in a US court against the Indian government, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, former RAW chief Samant Goel, Vikram Yadav, Nikhil Gupta and others.
According to international news agency Reuters, in 2023, an agent of India’s intelligence agency RAW assigned Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta the task of assassinating Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on the instructions of the Indian government.
In February 2026, Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty to all three charges in the US criminal case related to the conspiracy to assassinate Pannun.
In September 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The DG ISPR has repeatedly stated that India is sponsoring terrorist activities around the world through intelligence, financial support and facilitation, and that Ajit Doval is the chief architect of this terrorism.
Critics condemn Ajit Doval
Recently, a statement from India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval about “taking revenge for history” led to intense political and social debates all around India.
Opposition leaders, journalists and intellectuals have called the comments provocative, dangerous and potentially inciting hatred against minorities.
Meanwhile, the BJP and some pro-government voices have come to Doval’s defence, saying that his words were taken out of context.
Critics point to the negative consequences such rhetoric may have, not only for reopening old wounds from the past but also in terms of causing present-day divisions and a source of instability.
Strong criticism from the opposition and civil society on Ajit Doval’s “revenge of history” comments.
