Rajnath Singh flags Khalistani terror group SFJ, anti-India activities in talks with Tulsi Gabbard

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

New Delhi on Monday urged the United States to act against banned Khalistani terror group Sikhs for Justice - which operates from American soil - and its founder, US-based lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun - who faces 104 criminal cases in this country, including eight by anti-terror agency NIA. This was communicated during a meet between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence of the United States.

"Happy to have met the US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in New Delhi. We discussed a wide range of issues which include defence and information sharing, aiming to further deepen the India-US partnership," Rajnath Singh added after the meet.

On Sunday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had held a meeting with Gabbard. According to media reports, they had a detailed discussion on several facets of the India-US relationship.

Tulsi Gabbard is visiting India as a part of her multi-nation visit. The Asia leg of Gabbard’s trip will culminate in an address on March 18 at the Raisina Dialogue, a multinational gathering of security officials in Delhi, to which Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited her.

There, Gabbard will hold bilateral meetings with Indian officials and officials from other countries, The New York Times reported, citing a Trump administration official. Her visit to India follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in February. During his visit, PM Modi met with Tulsi Gabbard and called her a “strong votary” of the India-US friendship.

As per the official website of Raisina Dialogue, Gabbard will participate in a keynote conversation with Samir Saran, President, ORF. The 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, being co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), will commence today.

The theme of the 2025 edition is "Kālachakra - People, Peace and Planet”. Over the course of three days, decision makers and thought leaders of the world will engage each other across conversations in various formats, over six thematic pillars: (i) Politics Interrupted: Shifting Sands and Rising Tides; (ii) Resolving the Green Trilemma: Who, Where, & How; (iii) Digital Planet: Agents, Agencies and Absences; (iv) Militant Mercantilism: Trade, Supply Chains & the Exchange Rate Addiction; (v) The Tiger’s Tale: Rewriting Development with a New Plan; and (vi) Investing in Peace: Drivers, Institutions, & Leadership.

The Raisina Dialogue, is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Nearly 3,700 attendees and over 800 speakers and delegates from around 130 countries worldwide will attend the Raisina Dialogue, according to the ORF statement.