Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several attendees told Reuters.

President Joe Biden met with Sikh activists before his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Reuters, the meeting happened on Thursday, two days before Biden’s meeting with Modi on Saturday.

The meeting came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to the US during which he will attend the Quad summit in Delaware and address the ‘Summ

The Biden administration held an official meeting with a group of Sikh separatists who sympathize with the Khalistan movement on Saturday, just as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to land in the US.

White House officials met with Sikh activists to discuss protecting Americans from transnational aggression, especially in light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit. Pritpal Singh, a community leader,

The White House officials have assured the Sikh activists of protection from any acts of “transnational aggression” on its soil

This is the first time that the US National Security Council has held a meeting with these Sikh activists and Sikh separatists

This is the first time that the National Security Council has held a meeting with these Sikh activists and Sikh separatist

Following Quad Summit, Modi will head to New York, where he will address an Indian diaspora event in Long Island on September 22.