Global Outlook

 Nikhil Gupta, the Indian national accused of involvement in a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has taken his case to the Supreme Court, as reported recently. The family of Gupta has filed a habeas corpus petition, urging the Indian government's intervention to secure his release from custody in the Czech Republic, according to Live Law. Last month, US federal prosecutors charged Nikhil Gupta with conspiring to kill Pannun, an American and Canadian citizen known for his Sikh extremist views. The Department of Justice claimed that Gupta, along with an unnamed Indian official, orchestrated the plot and even hired someone in the US to carry out the assassination. The Czech Ministry of Justice confirmed Gupta's arrest and provisional custody, disclosing that the action was taken at the request of the United States. Vladimir Repka, a spokesperson for the ministry, mentioned that the US submitted an extradition request, citing charges that include c...