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Canada’s defence minister isn’t saying whether the federal government’s Indo-Pacific strategy could be reassessed in light of heightened tensions with India over allegations that Indian government agents may be linked to the murder of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil.

Canada's Leader of Opposition Pierre Poilievre criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for meeting and honouring a veteran of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (a Nazi division). He demanded an apology from Trudeau over the matter. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Poilievre said Liberals arranged for Nazi veteran to be recognized on the floor of the House of Commons during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Canada this week.

Sikh temple. Clutching a box of sweets and a shiny blue-and-white toy airplane, Singh and his teenage daughter, Navpreet Kaur, bowed outside the place of worship, Talhan Sahib in the North Indian state of Punjab. For Singh and many others, a diplomatic crisis has caused a personal one, too.

Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first used the term "credible allegation" last week to describe the situation, an Indian official has said that the phrase is contradictory in itself. “No credible evidence has been shared through either the diplomatic or the intelligence channel with India.

Australia and the UK. As Indians students explore alternative destinations amid heightened India-Canada tensions, the trio is likely to benefit the most if the situation doesn't improve soon, more than half-a-dozen educational consultants told ET. All of them said a large number of Indian students who were looking to study in Canada are now looking at other options due to the deteriorating situation, lack of safety and uncertainty about the immediate future. The US is the first choice for many. «Given the speed at which the situation has escalated, almost every student who was considering Canada is keeping a back-up option,» said Karan Gupta, founder of study abroad career consultancy Karan Gupta Consulting.Variety of Courses in US «A majority of these students will apply to the US,» he said.

India as «important», Canada's Defence Minister Bill Blair on Sunday said that his country will continue to pursue partnerships like the Indo-Pacific strategy while the investigation of the killing of a Sikh separatist leader continues. Tensions flared between India and Canada following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's explosive allegations of a «potential» involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, on his country's soil on June 18 in British Columbia.

Khalistan if he supported the ‘anti-India Khalistanis’. "If Canada's PM loves Khalistanis, then why doesn't he break up a part of Canada and create a new Khalistan country? We will be the first to give him recognition," said Jai Bhagwan Goyal as quoted by ANI.

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The West Block by Global News. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! “We understand that this can be, and has proven to be, a challenging issue with respect to our relationship with India," he was quoted as saying by Global News. “But at the same time, we have a responsibility to defend the law, defend our citizens, and at the same time make sure that we conduct a thorough investigation and get to the truth." New Delhi expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar's alleged involvement in «organising secret training camps for Sikh extremist groups associated with Khalistan movement in Milligan Hills in British Columbia». The Indian authorities are said to have provided training videos to their Canadian counterparts, but no action was taken, officials told ET. Nijjar, whose killing in Canadian soil in June has snowballed into a row between India and Canada, was affiliated with separatist group by the name of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). ET takes a look at Nijjar's journey from his involvement in Punjab militancy in the 1990s to spearheading the Khalistan secessionist movement, running a criminal gang from Canada and heading a Gurudwara...CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP

Mint explains: In 2022, an estimated 277,291 foreign tourists landed from Canada in India. This makes the country the fifth largest source nation for tourists behind the US, Bangladesh, UK and Australia. The number of tourists from Canada has grown over three-fold from 2021, when only 80,437 tourists had come.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, it is perhaps time for Canada to implement a 'foreign policy reset', shedding off its 'middle-power approach' and focussing more on 'Indo-Pacific diplomacy', Japan Times reported. Prime Minister Trudeau's allegation of an Indian role in the assassination of Khalistleader Nijjar on Canadian soil, triggered a broader deterioration in relations between Ottawa and New Delhi, the report noted. Notably, a similar episode also led to a deteriorating trend in China-Canada relations, the report stated, adding that Michael Spavor, a businessman, and Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, were arrested by Beijing on espionage charges.

India has not only been closely monitoring Canada-based Sikh terror groups and their operatives, but also keeping a close watch on the role of NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (coalition partner in the Trudeau government) in encouraging extremist views. Jagmeet Singh has been alleged to influence Trudeau's pro-Khalistan politics and the Trudeau-Jagmeet alliance has engaged in vote bank politics amid the Canadian PM's rising unpopularity. India had engaged with certain countries, including Russia, on Jagmeet Singh's pro-extremist ideologies. Russia has banned Jagmeet's entry into its territory based on inputs provided by New Delhi, ET has learnt.

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NEW DELHI : India is in the process of cancelling the registration of more than a dozen Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders for carrying out pro-Khalistan activities and anti-India propaganda, said two people aware of the development. The move comes in the backdrop of India suspending visa services in its Canadian missions, and directing Canada to cut its diplomatic staff in India.

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CBC News. He also cited a popular column, which had stated: “The risk of ethnic and sectarian bloodshed in Canada is real." “What I am worried is that the bloodshed is going to be Hindu Canadian’s blood," Arya said. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! “….the history of the Khalistan movement is filled with violence and killings.

Canadian authorities have not stopped issuing visas to Indian nationals looking to enter the north American country. This comes even though India's foreign ministry has suspended issuing visa to any Canadian citizen, irrespective of their domicile. India and Canada have found themselves at diplomatic logger heads, as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau levied ‘credible allegations’ that Indian government and India's intelligentsia was involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia's Surrey in June, 2023.

Justin Trudeau at the Jantar Mantar here, accusing him of supporting Khalistani separatists. The protesters led by United Hindu Front chief Jai Bhagwan Goyal also submitted to authorities a memorandum addressed to the prime ministers of Canada and India, the outfit said in a statement. «Since several months, the Canadian prime minister has been openly supporting and protecting anti-India Khalistanis.

Canada developed the most definitive intelligence that led to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make allegations against India, triggering a diplomatic standoff, The New York Times reported citing Western allied officials. In the aftermath of the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, US intelligence agencies shared context with their Canadian counterparts, contributing to Canada's determination of India's role in the incident. However, what appears to be the crucial piece of evidence, intercepted communications involving Indian diplomats in Canada, indicating their involvement in the plot, was collected by Canadian officials, as confirmed by allied officials, according to the report in the NYT. While US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has called upon India to cooperate with the Canadian investigation, US officials have been cautious about triggering any diplomatic backlash from India.

Nijjar killing episode had lately led to some speculations regarding the flow of masur dal (red lentils) into India as Canada happens to be one of the main sources for its import. According to a September 24 ToI report, though, the Indian government so far is “comfortable” as far as the import of this item is concerned. Nearly lakh tonnes of it have arrived at Indian ports amid the ongoing diplomatic tiff, ToI said citing officials. “Against our annual consumption of 23 lakh tonne of lentils, the domestic production is around 16 lakh tonne.