US sanctions 19 Indian firms for providing war support to Russia

The United States has sanctioned nineteen Indian companies for allegedly providing war support to Russia.

The companies have been banned for aiding Russia’s military capabilities.

India is providing access to tools and technologies needed by Russia to continue its war against Ukraine.

Among the Indian companies which have been imposed sanctions are Uber Technologies and Services Pvt Ltd, Denvas Services Pvt Ltd, Galaxy Bearings Ltd, and others.

In a separate development, Canada alleged that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

The Indian government has dismissed Canada’s prior accusations as baseless, denying any involvement.

The Washington Post newspaper first reported that Canadian officials alleged Shah was behind a campaign of violence and intimidation targeting Sikh separatists in Canada.

Canadian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison said to a parliamentary panel on Tuesday that he told the U.S.-based newspaper that Shah was behind the plots.

“The journalist called me and asked if it (Shah) was that person. I confirmed it was that person,” Morrison told the committee, without providing further details or evidence. The High Commission of India in Ottawa and the Indian foreign ministry had no immediate comment.

India has called Sikh separatists “terrorists” and threats to its security. Sikh separatists demand an independent homeland known as Khalistan to be carved out of India. An insurgency in India during the 1980s and 1990s killed tens of thousands.