New Delhi, July 14 -- India on Tuesday said recent US indictments targeting transnational organised crime networks underscored the need for stronger international cooperation, as attention turned to the alleged role of the Lawrence Bishnoi crime syndicate in cross-border criminal activities, including the 2023 killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. New Delhi said it continues to deepen collaboration with Washington against terrorism and transnational criminal networks.

The comments came after a major multinational crackdown by law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and Europe targeting three India-based transnational criminal syndicates accused of involvement in murders, extortion and drug trafficki...