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Joe Biden ‘drops out of high-profile India visit’ after claims of Indian murder plot on US soil

Source: AP

US president Joe Biden is likely to skip India’s Republic Day celebrations, at which he was expected to be the chief guest, according to reports.

This comes after the US Justice Department accused an Indian official of hatching a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on American soil.

In September, US ambassador to India said Indian prime minister had invited Mr Biden to be the chief guest for India’s Republic Day

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