Donald Trump appointed Indian-American Harmeet Kaur Dhillon as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the US Department of Justice following his re-election to the office. Her controversial past and open support for the separatist Khalistan movement rapidly drew scrutiny and objections regarding her position in the administration.
Deol, the now ex-partner of Harmeet Dhillon, was seen dog-whistling against Indian-origin Siddhartha Patel, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Sacramento Field Office.
Harmeet Dhillon's strident anti-India stance and her attempt to whitewash Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar could present roadblocks to take the US-India ties forward as polls show Donald Trump is returning as the US President.