Days after the US alleged an Indian link to a conspiracy to kill a Khalistani terrorist on its soil, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India instituted an inquiry committee to look into the inputs received from Washington in the case as the matter has a bearing on national security.

Further, Jaishankar told Rajya Sabha that there will be “no equitable treatment” to Canada’s allegations of a potential involvement of Indian agents in the killing of a Khalistani terrorist as no specific evidence or inputs were provided to India by Ottawa.

“Insofar as the US is concerned, certain inputs were given to us as part of our security cooperation with the US. Those inputs were of concern to us because they (were) related to the nexus of organised crime, trafficking and other matters,” the EAM said, adding “Because they have a bearing on our own national security, it was decided to institute an inquiry into the matter and an inquiry committee has been constituted.”

Jaishankar’s remarks came in response to a supplementary question on the US linking an Indian official to an alleged attempt to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Asked why there was no equitable treatment with regard to charges made by Canada, the EAM said, “Insofar as Canada is concerned, no specific evidence or inputs were provided to us. So the question of equitable treatment to two countries, one of whom has provided input and one of whom has not, does not arise.”