Last month, in three separate cases, the US government charged 13 individuals, including members of China's security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of their government.
The United States has made it clear that India will not be placed on its list of 'Countries of Particular Concern' or 'Special Watch list' this year for violations of religious freedom.
Brinton, an MIT grad, used to conduct a workshop called 'Kink 101' on college campuses and worked as an 'anti-conversion therapy activist'. He is also a member of a drag queen society called 'Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence' which mocks catholic nuns with sexually explicit innuendoes.
The explosion occurred on a busy shopping street near Taksim Square on Sunday at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) in Istanbul, Turkey. At least six people have been killed and 81 wounded in the explosion.