US President Donald Trump on Thursday introduced the extradition of the 26/11 Mumbai terror assault accused Tahawwur Rana to India and mentioned he’ll face justice.
He made the announcement throughout a joint press convention with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their bilateral assembly.
“I’m happy to announce that my administration has accepted the extradition of one of many plotters (Tahawwur Rana) and one of many very evil individuals of the world, having to do with the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist assault to face justice in India. He’s going again to India to face justice,” Trump mentioned.
The US State Division had mentioned final month that it’s evaluating the subsequent steps relating to Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India.
A spokesperson from the State Division instructed ANI that the US has lengthy supported India’s efforts to carry to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai assaults case.”
In view of the current Supreme Courtroom choice, and in keeping with relevant US regulation, the Division of State is presently evaluating the subsequent steps on this case, the assertion mentioned.
“We now have lengthy supported India’s efforts to make sure the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist assaults face justice,” the assertion added.
Answering queries at a press convention final week International Secretary Vikram Misri had mentioned that India is in contact with US authorities for Rana’s extradition.
“On the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, from current developments, you’ll bear in mind that he has exhausted all authorized avenues in america with the US Supreme Courtroom additionally dismissing his enchantment and due to this fact we are actually in contact with US authorities to work on the logistics of his give up to Indian authorities,” Misri had mentioned.
Pakistani-origin businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana was convicted for his position within the 26/11 assaults on Mumbai.
Rana’s co-conspirators included David Headley, who pleaded responsible and cooperated in opposition to Rana.
On January 21, the US Supreme Courtroom denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Rana, searching for to forestall his extradition to India. The petition, filed in November 2024, was in opposition to an earlier order of a decrease courtroom that had dominated in favour of his extradition. A writ of certiorari is a authorized doc that permits a better courtroom to assessment a case from a decrease courtroom.
The 26/11 assaults resulted within the loss of life of 174 individuals, together with 20 safety personnel and 26 foreigners, and over 300 others have been injured within the horrific assaults that happened at Mumbai’s Taj Resort on November 26, 2008.
In his remarks, President Trump lauded the “particular bond” between the US and India, he mentioned that each nations are additionally asserting the framework to additional strengthen the ties.
“I’m thrilled to welcome PM Modi on the White Home. We spend a number of time right here and in addition in India. We travelled to your lovely nation 5 years in the past… It was an unbelievable time frame. There’s a particular bond between the US and India – the world’s oldest and largest democracies on the earth. Right now, the PM and I are asserting the framework to strengthen the ties additional,” Trump mentioned.
In one other main announcement, President Trump mentioned that the US will enhance its army gross sales to India and pave the best way to finally present it with F35 Stealth fighters. He additionally reaffirmed the dedication to the Quad partnership to keep up peace and tranquillity within the Indo-Pacific area.
“Beginning this yr, we’ll enhance army gross sales to India by many billions of {dollars}. We’re additionally paving the best way to finally present India with the F35 Stealth fighters. In 2017, my administration revived and reinvigorated the Quad safety partnership…Prime Minister and I reaffirm the sturdy cooperation among the many United States, India, Australia and Japan, and it is actually essential to keep up peace, prosperity, tranquillity within the Indo-Pacific,” Trump additional mentioned.
The US President additional introduced agreements on vitality import settlement and commerce routes.
“The Prime Minister and I additionally reached an necessary settlement on vitality that can make sure the US to be the main provider of oil and pure fuel to India, hopefully, the primary provider. Within the groundbreaking growth for the US nuclear trade, India can be reforming legal guidelines to welcome US nuclear expertise, which is on the highest degree within the Indian market,” Trump mentioned.
“We agreed to work collectively to assist construct one of many best commerce routes in all of historical past. It can run from India to Israel to Italy and onward to the US, connecting our companions, roads, railways and undersea cables. It’s a large growth,” he added.
