India raises issue of SFJ's anti-India activities during Rajnath Singh-Gabbard meeting

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. (Pic/PTI)

India has the issue of anti-India activities conducted by the banned Khalistani organisation, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), during a meeting between Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and United States Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, according to sources on Monday.

India has designated Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful association.

According to sources, India expressed its concerns and asked the US Director of National Intelligence to take strong action against the unlawful association.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with US DNI Tulsi Gabbard in the national capital on March 17, 2025. They discussed important aspects of defence cooperation and intelligence sharing between the two nations.

Singh shared details of the meeting on X (formerly Twitter), stating, "Happy to have met the US Director of National Intelligence Ms. 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," as per ANI.

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

On March 15, 2025, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with Gabbard, and according to sources, they discussed several core facets of the India-US relationship.

Her visit to India follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US in February this year, according to ANI.

As per ANI, during PM Modi's visit, he met Gabbard and called her a "strong votary" of the India-US friendship. Gabbard also called it an "honour" to welcome PM Modi and said she looks forward to continuing to strengthen the US-India friendship.

Gabbard is also set to participate in a keynote conversation with Samir Saran, President, ORF. The 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue is being co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

PM Modi will inaugurate the Raisina Dialogue on Monday, where the chief guest, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, will deliver the keynote address.

The Raisina Dialogue, set to be held in New Delhi from March 17 to March 19, is India's premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community, as per ANI.

(with ANI inputs)