Video: Mike Pompeo's guarded reply on how Trump will deal with Khalistanis

Mike Pompeo hinted at a shift in US policy on Khalistanis but avoided sharing details.

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00:00Secretary Pompeo, there are investigations underway on murder from higher charges against

00:05Indian officials in the United States as we speak.

00:09As a CIA director and the former Secretary of State, you work closely on such matters.

00:15How do you see this case pan out?

00:18Khalistanis are a real concern for India.

00:20Will the Trump administration crack down on on Khalistanis?

00:24Or will you continue with Biden's policy?

00:26Because that's an issue that concerns Indian sovereignty.

00:30Just as you said, illegal immigration concerns American sovereignty.

00:34How do you see a sensitive case like this panning out now?

00:39Yeah, I don't want to say much about this.

00:44But my guess is the policy will be different.

00:46And I'll just literally I'm going to leave it at that.

00:48I know a little bit about it.

00:49Will there be a crackdown?

00:51Let me, your sense.

00:52I don't want to.

00:53I don't know.

00:54I don't know the answer.

00:55Do you hope there should be?

00:56Do you believe there should be?

00:57I don't want to say anything.

00:58I want to I want to leave them a chance to sort of evaluate this on their own.

01:01It's a very sensitive political issue.

01:03And I'm just a civilian.

01:04So when a CIA director says that the policy is likely to be different, but I don't want

01:09to say very much about it.

01:10I think all of us need to start looking and reading between the lines.

01:13So we will take our cues from that.

01:15I'd be careful in over reading that.

01:16But knock yourself out.

01:17Okay.