Not even a murder plot on American soil will not be allowed derail the US relationship with India

A brazen murder-for-hire plot against an American citizen, which authorities say was directed by an Indian government official, outwardly seems like a development that could upend the fragile new US-India partnership. But the countries - each eager for an ally to counterbalance a rising China - appear ready to try to look past the assassination attempt detailed in an US indictment released on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said the unnamed Indian official, whose responsibilities include security and intelligence, and Indian national Nikhil Gupta (52), plotted this summer to kill a New York resident, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who advocated for…