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  • India tells Canada to withdraw extra diplomatic workers amid rising tensions over Nijjar’s killing

    By Online Desk

    The escalation of Indo-Canada diplomatic tensions reached a brand new level on Tuesday after India knowledgeable Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the nation. 

    According to a report from the Financial Times, India has requested Canada to repatriate as many as 40 diplomats by October 10 and additional threatened to revoke diplomatic immunity for these staying previous subsequent week’s deadline.

    The FT report speculates that India’s transfer comes behind New Delhi looking for “parity” within the quantity and grade of diplomats posted to one another’s embassies.

    Canada has extra diplomats in its High Commission in Delhi than India does in Ottawa owing to bigger consular entry for over 1.2 million Canadians with Indian heritage. Currently, 62 envoys have been posted to the Canadian mission in India and New Delhi desires it lowered by 41 individuals.

    Tuesday’s diplomatic blockade is the most recent transfer amongst a number of others after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged the “potential” involvement of Indian brokers within the killing of a Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. 

    Nijjar, who was a delegated terrorist in India, was gunned down exterior a Gurdwara, in a parking space in Canada’s Surrey, British Columbia on June 18.

    Trudeau throughout a debate within the Canadian Parliament, claimed his nation’s nationwide safety officers had causes to imagine that “agents of the Indian government” carried out the killing of the Canadian citizen, who additionally served because the president of Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara.

    The allegations made by the Canadian Prime Minister and overseas minister have been rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs in India which dubbed the statements as “absurd” and “motivated.” 

    Last month, India briefly suspended its visa companies in Canada, “until further notice” after each nations continued to escalate tensions by eradicating envoys from one another’s High Commissions.

    On September 19, India expelled a prime Canadian diplomat in a retaliatory transfer, Canada had requested the head of Indian intelligence in Ottawa mission to go away the nation a day earlier.

    On September 20, India issued an advisory for all its residents in Canada and people travelling to the nation to  “exercise utmost caution” in view of rising anti-India actions. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) referred to “threats” concentrating on Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian neighborhood that oppose the “anti-India agenda”, and requested Indian nationals to keep away from travelling to areas and potential venues in Canada which have seen such incidents.

    The India-Canada ties have been reeling underneath some pressure for the previous couple of months in view of accelerating actions of the pro-Khalistani parts within the North American nation. India believes the Trudeau authorities is just not addressing its real issues.

    The escalation of Indo-Canada diplomatic tensions reached a brand new level on Tuesday after India knowledgeable Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the nation. 

    According to a report from the Financial Times, India has requested Canada to repatriate as many as 40 diplomats by October 10 and additional threatened to revoke diplomatic immunity for these staying previous subsequent week’s deadline.

    The FT report speculates that India’s transfer comes behind New Delhi looking for “parity” within the quantity and grade of diplomats posted to one another’s embassies.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Canada has extra diplomats in its High Commission in Delhi than India does in Ottawa owing to bigger consular entry for over 1.2 million Canadians with Indian heritage. Currently, 62 envoys have been posted to the Canadian mission in India and New Delhi desires it lowered by 41 individuals.

    Tuesday’s diplomatic blockade is the most recent transfer amongst a number of others after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged the “potential” involvement of Indian brokers within the killing of a Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. 

    Nijjar, who was a delegated terrorist in India, was gunned down exterior a Gurdwara, in a parking space in Canada’s Surrey, British Columbia on June 18.

    Trudeau throughout a debate within the Canadian Parliament, claimed his nation’s nationwide safety officers had causes to imagine that “agents of the Indian government” carried out the killing of the Canadian citizen, who additionally served because the president of Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara.

    The allegations made by the Canadian Prime Minister and overseas minister have been rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs in India which dubbed the statements as “absurd” and “motivated.” 

    Last month, India briefly suspended its visa companies in Canada, “until further notice” after each nations continued to escalate tensions by eradicating envoys from one another’s High Commissions.

    On September 19, India expelled a prime Canadian diplomat in a retaliatory transfer, Canada had requested the head of Indian intelligence in Ottawa mission to go away the nation a day earlier.

    On September 20, India issued an advisory for all its residents in Canada and people travelling to the nation to  “exercise utmost caution” in view of rising anti-India actions. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) referred to “threats” concentrating on Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian neighborhood that oppose the “anti-India agenda”, and requested Indian nationals to keep away from travelling to areas and potential venues in Canada which have seen such incidents.

    The India-Canada ties have been reeling underneath some pressure for the previous couple of months in view of accelerating actions of the pro-Khalistani parts within the North American nation. India believes the Trudeau authorities is just not addressing its real issues.

  • Canadian Army web site quickly disabled by ‘Indian’ hackers: Report

    The official web site of the Canadian Armed Forces was quickly disabled on Wednesday. According to a report by The Telegraph, the web site was hacked by a bunch of hackers referred to as ‘Indian Cyber Force’, who claimed accountability on X (previously Twitter) for the cyberattack.

    The disruption started round midday and was rectified later, Daniel Le Bouthillier, head of media relations on the Department of National Defence advised The Globe and Mail.

    The Indian Cyber Force, in a submit on X, introduced that the “Canadian Airforce Website has been taken down” and shared a screenshot of the error message on the web site.

    While some desktop customers had been capable of entry the location, most cell gadgets couldn’t, based on The Globe and Mail report.

    The affected website is separate and remoted from the Government of Canada and the Department of National Defence’s public web sites and inside networks. Le Bouthillier assured that there have been no indications of broader impacts on their programs.

    The Canadian Forces, which embody all navy operations in Canada together with the navy, particular command teams, air, and area operations, are presently investigating the difficulty.

    The Indian Cyber Force had beforehand threatened Canada on September 21, warning through social media to “get ready to feel the power” of its assaults on Canadian our on-line world.

    On September 22, the group expressed its discontent with the Canadian authorities’s “allegations and anti-India politics.”

    This cyberattack got here amid the diplomatic standoff between India and Canada after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, final week, levelled allegations towards India over Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s demise.

    India rejected the allegations with a robust assertion, calling them “absurd”. It additionally requested Canada to come back down onerous on terrorists and anti-India components working from its soil and suspended visa companies for Canadians.

    Published On:

    Sep 28, 2023

  • Take motion towards these dealing with terrorism fees, India tells Canada  

    By ANI

    NEW DELHI: Asking Canada to take motion towards these dealing with fees associated to terrorism, India on Thursday mentioned that Ottawa’s response to its requests for extradition of anti-India parts has not been useful.

    Responding to a question on the common media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned that Canada mustn’t develop into a secure haven for these concerned in terror actions.

    “Safe haven is being provided in Canada, we want the Canadian government to not do so and take action against those who have terrorism charges or send them here to face justice,” Bagchi mentioned.

    “We’ve sought either extradition request or assistance related to that, at least more than 20-25 individuals we’ve requested over the years but the response has not been helpful at all,” he added.

    Referring to terrorism, Bagchi mentioned it’s funded and supported by Pakistan. He additionally spoke of the difficulty of secure havens.  

    “Not only terrorism but also the fact that it is funded and supported and we know this from sometime…from our western neighbours Pakistan…but the issue of safe havens, and places to operate have been provided abroad, including in Canada…and that…you know we would expect that is the main focus. The question is: do we have the political will to address terrorism or do we want to justify it and condone it?” he requested.

    Visa companies supplier BLS International on Thursday mentioned it has with speedy impact suspended Indian visa companies in Canada.

    BLS International Services Limited is an Indian outsourcing service supplier for presidency and diplomatic missions worldwide. The firm manages visa, passport, consular, attestation and citizen companies.

    “Due to operation reasons, with immediate effect i.e. 21 September 2023, Indian visa services in Canada have been suspended till further notice,” the corporate knowledgeable inventory exchanges in a submitting on Thursday.

    Bilateral relations between India and Canada have hit a downward spiral after Prime Minister Trudeau on Monday alleged that “Indian agents” had been behind the taking pictures of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    Nijjar, chief of banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and a “designated terrorist” was killed in a focused taking pictures at British Columbia in Canada’s Surrey in June 2018.

    India has rejected the allegations by the Trudeau administration, terming them “absurd” and “motivated”.

    “We have seen and reject the assertion of the Canadian Prime Minister of their Parliament, as additionally the assertion by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of Government of India’s involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated,”  MEA had mentioned in an announcement.

    “Similar allegations were made by the Canadian Prime Minister to our Prime Minister and were completely rejected. We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to the rule of law,” it added.

    ALSO READ | India quickly suspends visa companies for Canadians amid rising diplomatic tensions

    NEW DELHI: Asking Canada to take motion towards these dealing with fees associated to terrorism, India on Thursday mentioned that Ottawa’s response to its requests for extradition of anti-India parts has not been useful.

    Responding to a question on the common media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned that Canada mustn’t develop into a secure haven for these concerned in terror actions.

    “Safe haven is being provided in Canada, we want the Canadian government to not do so and take action against those who have terrorism charges or send them here to face justice,” Bagchi mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “We’ve sought either extradition request or assistance related to that, at least more than 20-25 individuals we’ve requested over the years but the response has not been helpful at all,” he added.

    Referring to terrorism, Bagchi mentioned it’s funded and supported by Pakistan. He additionally spoke of the difficulty of secure havens.  

    “Not only terrorism but also the fact that it is funded and supported and we know this from sometime…from our western neighbours Pakistan…but the issue of safe havens, and places to operate have been provided abroad, including in Canada…and that…you know we would expect that is the main focus. The question is: do we have the political will to address terrorism or do we want to justify it and condone it?” he requested.

    Visa companies supplier BLS International on Thursday mentioned it has with speedy impact suspended Indian visa companies in Canada.

    BLS International Services Limited is an Indian outsourcing service supplier for presidency and diplomatic missions worldwide. The firm manages visa, passport, consular, attestation and citizen companies.

    “Due to operation reasons, with immediate effect i.e. 21 September 2023, Indian visa services in Canada have been suspended till further notice,” the corporate knowledgeable inventory exchanges in a submitting on Thursday.

    Bilateral relations between India and Canada have hit a downward spiral after Prime Minister Trudeau on Monday alleged that “Indian agents” had been behind the taking pictures of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    Nijjar, chief of banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and a “designated terrorist” was killed in a focused taking pictures at British Columbia in Canada’s Surrey in June 2018.

    India has rejected the allegations by the Trudeau administration, terming them “absurd” and “motivated”.

    “We have seen and reject the assertion of the Canadian Prime Minister of their Parliament, as additionally the assertion by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of Government of India’s involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated,”  MEA had mentioned in an announcement.

    “Similar allegations were made by the Canadian Prime Minister to our Prime Minister and were completely rejected. We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to the rule of law,” it added.

    ALSO READ | India quickly suspends visa companies for Canadians amid rising diplomatic tensions

  • Probe have to be allowed to take its course: US envoy on India-Canada diplomatic row

    The US on Wednesday favoured a radical investigation into killing of a Khalistani separatist in Canada in June, two days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of a “potential” involvement of Indian authorities brokers within the case kicked up a significant diplomatic row between New Delhi and Ottawa.

    US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti additionally described Trudeau’s allegations as “troubling” and underlined the significance of following rules of worldwide legislation, sovereignty and non-interference.

    In his assertion within the House of Commons on Monday, Trudeau stated that “any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.”

    India on Tuesday strongly rejected Trudeau’s allegations as “absurd” and “motivated” and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

    Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Canadian Khalistani separatist chief, was shot useless by two gunmen in Surrey on June 18.

    “Obviously, any allegations like this should be troubling to anyone. But with an active criminal investigation, I hope that we can make sure that the perpetrators are brought to justice,” Garcetti stated.

    “And that we all allow the space for that information and that investigation to occur before anybody leaps to judgment,” he stated.

    The US ambassador was talking at an interactive session on the Ananta Centre, a number one think-tank on strategic affairs.

    “To me, that’s the most important role I think each one of us can play. Sovereignty is a very important principle,” he stated whereas referring to feedback by the US National Security Council spokesperson in addition to the remarks by the State Department spokesperson.

    “We’ve been in regular communication. I’m the son of a prosecutor. So, I know when there are criminal investigations it’s best to leave things at that until we have more information,” he stated.

    Terming Trudeau’s allegations as “very serious”, US National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said Washington supports Ottawa’s efforts to investigate the matter and encourages New Delhi to cooperate.

    “We imagine a totally clear complete investigation is the proper method in order that we are able to all know precisely what occurred and naturally, we encourage India to cooperate with that,” Kirby said in an interview to CNN.

    Asked about his opinion on the case, Garcetti said he was not going to tell leaders of other countries what to do.

    “But I believe it is incumbent on all of us to recollect the rules of worldwide legislation, the rules of sovereignty, and non-interference. And that may be heard each instructions however must be heard appropriately,” the envoy said.

    “And it is one thing that we stand by for certain. America will not retreat ever from these values and that is why I believe it is crucial, as we have stated, that this investigation be allowed to take its course,” he said.

    US-CANADA TIES

    Garcetti also highlighted the close ties between the US and Canada.

    “We’re all the time in shut communication with Canada. Canada is a pricey good friend, ally and associate and neighbour. Not simply in moments like this. But on a regular basis we communicate commonly. We share data,” he said.

    Garcetti said the US-Canada relationship speaks for itself.

    “Canada is a pricey good friend, associate, ally. It is a buying and selling associate and occurs to be our northern neighbour. We care deeply for Canada simply as we care deeply for India and Indians,” he said.

    Questioned about Khalistani protests in the US, the ambassador said those responsible should be held accountable and hoped that “conventional mates and companions” could cooperate in getting to the bottom of this.

    “We’re engaged on this — on the safety of Indian diplomats and taking critical investigations of incidents like what we noticed in San Francisco,” he stated.

    Khalistani activists tried to burn down the Indian consulate in San Francisco on July 2.

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    Published On:

    Sep 21, 2023

  • ‘Concerning reports’: British Sikh MP on Trudeau’s claims towards India

    India-Canada relations hit all-time low after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday alleged a possible hyperlink between the Indian authorities and the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar earlier this 12 months. Canada on Monday expelled a high Indian diplomat quickly after Trudeau’s allegations.

    Reacting to the allegations made by Canada, British Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi on Tuesday mentioned that many “anxious, angry and fearful Sikhs” contacted him after the sharp escalation of the matter.

    He added that the studies popping out of Canada had been “concerning”.

    Taking to his official deal with on X, the British Labour MP posted, “Concerning reports coming from Canada. Many Sikhs from Slough and beyond have contacted me; anxious, angry or fearful. Given Canadian PM Trudeau stated they’ve been working with close allies, we’re in touch with UK Gov to ensure justice is delivered.”

    Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, whereas addressing the Parliament on Monday, alleged that Indian brokers had been behind the deadly capturing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    Trudeau claimed that his nation’s nationwide safety officers had causes to consider that “agents of the Indian government” carried out the killing of the Canadian citizen, who additionally served because the president of Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, reported information company ANI.

    “Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” Trudeau mentioned.

    Replying to the claims made by Canada, India termed them “absurd” and “motivated”.

    In an official assertion, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned, “We have seen and rejected the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister.”

    World leaders additionally expressed “deep concerns” over Trudeau’s allegations linking the Indian authorities to the deadly capturing of the Khalistan Tiger Force chief in British Columbia, Canada.

    Edited By:

    Manisha Pandey

    Published On:

    Sep 20, 2023

  • Glorification of terrorism authorized right here: Canadian journalist on Khalistan motion

    Canadian journalist and creator Terry Milewski on Tuesday stated that Canada had did not cease the “glorification of terrorism” and that it was “completely normal and legal in Canada to praise an extremist” within the nation.

    Milewski’s remarks got here after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India’s function within the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whom he known as a “Canadian citizen”.

    While talking to India Today TV, Milewski defined that the “real issue” with Trudeau’s assertion was the “complete lack of evidence”. The journalist stated that the Canadian police had made no arrests in reference to Nijjar’s homicide and nonetheless have not recognized the shooters.

    Milewski questioned how Trudeau might make the allegation with out proof.

    When requested why Trudeau could have publicly made such allegations throughout an ongoing investigation, Milewski stated, “He is down in the polls. If there was an election held tomorrow, the conservatives would almost certainly win.”

    Milewski stated that the Khalistani motion in Canada, traditionally, has not been reined in as a lot correctly and pointed to the “glorification of terrorism” within the nation.

    “It is normal to glorify the Air India bomber in a Gurdwara or to celebrate the assassination of Indira Gandhi,” he added.

    Milewski is popularly identified for his report, Khalistan: A challenge of Pakistan, printed in 2020, which detailed Pakistan’s alleged function within the separatist motion.

    JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S BIG ALLEGATION

    While talking within the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday, Justin Trudeau stated there are credible allegations of a possible hyperlink between the Indian authorities and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    As a consequence of this, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly expelled a high-ranking Indian diplomat, Pavan Kumar Rai, the pinnacle of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

    India has outrightly rejected Justin Trudeau’s assertion of a “potential link” between Indian authorities brokers and Nijjar’s killing, deeming it “baseless” and “motivated,” suggesting it lacks factual grounding and could also be influenced by undisclosed motives or political issues.

    In a tit-for-tat response, India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat, Cameron MacKay, the Canadian High Commissioner to India.

    Published On:

    Sep 20, 2023

  • Concerned over Canada’s allegation, urge India to cooperate: US official

    Authorities within the United States have been in shut contact with their Canadian counterparts about allegations the Indian authorities was concerned within the homicide of a Khalistani terrorist in Canada and have urged India to cooperate with the investigation, a senior State Department official mentioned on Tuesday.

    “We have been in close contact with our Canadian colleagues about this. We’re quite concerned about the allegations. We think it’s important there is a full and open investigation and we would urge the Indian Government to cooperate with that investigation,” the official advised reporters at a information briefing.

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned authorities have been “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking New Delhi’s brokers to the homicide of a Khalistani terrorist, an assertion India shortly dismissed as ‘absurd’.

    The spat offers a contemporary blow to diplomatic ties which have been fraying for years, with New Delhi sad over Khalistani separatist actions in Canada. It now threatens commerce ties too, with talks on a proposed commerce deal frozen final week.

    Each nation additionally expelled a diplomat in tat-for-tat strikes, with Canada eradicating India’s prime intelligence officer, whereas New Delhi responded by giving a Canadian diplomat 5 days to depart.

    Published On:

    Sep 19, 2023

  • Country’s pursuits and issues have to be stored paramount: Congress on Canada problem

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday stated the nation’s pursuits and issues have to be stored paramount and its battle towards terrorism needs to be uncompromising, amid a row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist chief in that nation.

    India introduced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat on Thursday hours after Canada requested an Indian official to go away that nation, citing a “potential” Indian hyperlink to the killing of the separatist chief in June.

    “The Indian National Congress has always believed that our country’s fight against terrorism has to be uncompromising, especially when terrorism threatens India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity,” Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh stated in a publish on ‘X’.

    INTERVIEW | Trudeau’s claims are ‘wild and preposterous’, says ex-Indian envoy to Canada

    “Our country’s interests and concerns must be kept paramount at all times,” he added.

    The Indian National Congress has at all times believed that our nation’s battle towards terrorism needs to be uncompromising, particularly when terrorism threatens India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity. Our nation’s pursuits and issues have to be stored paramount always.#Canada

    — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 19, 2023

    India has outrightly rejected as “baseless” and “motivated” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s declare of a “potential link” between Indian authorities brokers and the killing of a Khalistani separatist chief and sought immediate authorized motion towards anti-India parts working from Canada.

    After Trudeau made the feedback within the Canadian Parliament, his Foreign Minister Melanie Joly introduced {that a} prime Indian diplomat had been expelled from Canada.

    Joly’s workplace stated the diplomat is Pavan Kumar Rai, the pinnacle of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), in accordance with Canadian broadcaster CBC News.

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday stated the nation’s pursuits and issues have to be stored paramount and its battle towards terrorism needs to be uncompromising, amid a row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist chief in that nation.

    India introduced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat on Thursday hours after Canada requested an Indian official to go away that nation, citing a “potential” Indian hyperlink to the killing of the separatist chief in June.

    “The Indian National Congress has always believed that our country’s fight against terrorism has to be uncompromising, especially when terrorism threatens India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity,” Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh stated in a publish on ‘X’.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    INTERVIEW | Trudeau’s claims are ‘wild and preposterous’, says ex-Indian envoy to Canada

    “Our country’s interests and concerns must be kept paramount at all times,” he added.

    The Indian National Congress has at all times believed that our nation’s battle towards terrorism needs to be uncompromising, particularly when terrorism threatens India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity. Our nation’s pursuits and issues have to be stored paramount always.#Canada
    — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 19, 2023
    India has outrightly rejected as “baseless” and “motivated” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s declare of a “potential link” between Indian authorities brokers and the killing of a Khalistani separatist chief and sought immediate authorized motion towards anti-India parts working from Canada.

    After Trudeau made the feedback within the Canadian Parliament, his Foreign Minister Melanie Joly introduced {that a} prime Indian diplomat had been expelled from Canada.

    Joly’s workplace stated the diplomat is Pavan Kumar Rai, the pinnacle of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), in accordance with Canadian broadcaster CBC News.

  • US ‘deeply involved’ as Trudeau claims India function in Khalistani terrorist killing

    The United States has mentioned it was ‘deeply involved about allegations referenced by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’, over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    In a press release, White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson mentioned, “We are deeply concerned about the allegations referenced by Prime Minister Trudeau.”

    “We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice,” the Canadian press quoted him as saying.

    On Monday, in a speech to the House of Commons, Trudeau mentioned, “Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.”

    Reacting sharply to Trudeau’s allegations, India on Tuesday described them as “absurd” and “motivated”.

    Meanwhile, Canada expelled an Indian diplomat because it was investigating Trudeau’s claims within the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and one in all India’s most-wanted terrorists who carried a money reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot lifeless by two unidentified gunmen exterior a gurdwara in Surrey within the western Canadian province of British Columbia.

    Canada-based Nijjar was designated a ‘terrorist’ by India beneath the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in July 2020 and his property within the nation was connected by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in September 2020.

    Published On:

    Sep 19, 2023

  • ‘Absurd and motivated’: India rejects Canada’s accusations over killing of Khalistani exile

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  India has taken a severe observe of the allegations levelled by Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau’s allegation that India was behind the killing of Canadian radical Khalistani-Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    “We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister,” stated the Ministry of External Affairs in a press release.

    “Allegations of Government of India’s involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated. Similar allegations had been made by the Canadian Prime Minister to our Prime Minister, and had been utterly rejected,” MEA added.

    India has reaffirmed its stand that it’s a democratic polity with a robust dedication to rule of regulation. 

    “Such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern,” says the Indian authorities.

    “Canadian political figures have overtly expressed sympathy for such components stays a matter of deep concern. The area given in Canada to a spread of unlawful actions together with murders, human trafficking and organised crime isn’t new. 

    “We reject any attempts to connect Government of India to such developments. We urge the Government of Canada to take prompt and effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating from their soil,” stated MEA.

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had advised an emergency parliament session that his authorities had “credible allegations” linking Indian brokers to the slaying of an exiled Sikh chief, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia.

    It was an “unacceptable violation of our sovereignty”, he stated.

    Ottawa’s overseas minister Melanie Jolie stated an Indian diplomat had been expelled, figuring out them as the top of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s overseas intelligence company, in Canada.

    Nijjar, a Sikh separatist whom India had declared a needed terrorist — he had denied the costs — was shot useless close to Vancouver.

    The overseas ministry in New Delhi insisted: “We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law.”

    It stated Trudeau — who visited New Delhi this month for the G20 summit — had already made comparable allegations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they usually had been “completely rejected”.

    The accusations “seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, it added.

    Canada has the biggest Sikh inhabitants outdoors India and New Delhi accuses Ottawa of turning a blind eye to the actions of nationalists who search a separate Sikh homeland in northern India and elsewhere.

    India rejects allegations by Canada:https://t.co/KDzCczWNN2 pic.twitter.com/VSDxbefWLw

    — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 19, 2023

    READ HERE | Canada hyperlinks India to slaying of Khalistani exile, expels high Indian diplomat

    (With inputs from AFP)

    NEW DELHI:  India has taken a severe observe of the allegations levelled by Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau’s allegation that India was behind the killing of Canadian radical Khalistani-Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

    “We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister,” stated the Ministry of External Affairs in a press release.

    “Allegations of Government of India’s involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated. Similar allegations had been made by the Canadian Prime Minister to our Prime Minister, and had been utterly rejected,” MEA added.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    India has reaffirmed its stand that it’s a democratic polity with a robust dedication to rule of regulation. 

    “Such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern,” says the Indian authorities.

    “Canadian political figures have overtly expressed sympathy for such components stays a matter of deep concern. The area given in Canada to a spread of unlawful actions together with murders, human trafficking and organised crime isn’t new. 

    “We reject any attempts to connect Government of India to such developments. We urge the Government of Canada to take prompt and effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating from their soil,” stated MEA.

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had advised an emergency parliament session that his authorities had “credible allegations” linking Indian brokers to the slaying of an exiled Sikh chief, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia.

    It was an “unacceptable violation of our sovereignty”, he stated.

    Ottawa’s overseas minister Melanie Jolie stated an Indian diplomat had been expelled, figuring out them as the top of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s overseas intelligence company, in Canada.

    Nijjar, a Sikh separatist whom India had declared a needed terrorist — he had denied the costs — was shot useless close to Vancouver.

    The overseas ministry in New Delhi insisted: “We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law.”

    It stated Trudeau — who visited New Delhi this month for the G20 summit — had already made comparable allegations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they usually had been “completely rejected”.

    The accusations “seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, it added.

    Canada has the biggest Sikh inhabitants outdoors India and New Delhi accuses Ottawa of turning a blind eye to the actions of nationalists who search a separate Sikh homeland in northern India and elsewhere.

    India rejects allegations by Canada:https://t.co/KDzCczWNN2 pic.twitter.com/VSDxbefWLw
    — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 19, 2023
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    (With inputs from AFP)