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Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen. Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist in 2020 by India was killed outside a Gurudwara in British Columbia's Surrey in June this year.

Justin Trudeau's allegations of Indian involvement in the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada is contemplating a shift in its foreign policy approach, as reported by the Japan Times. Trudeau's accusation concerning Nijjar's assassination on Canadian soil has strained relations between Ottawa and New Delhi, with repercussions echoing in Canada's relations with other nations, particularly China. The arrests of businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig by Beijing on espionage charges, in retaliation for the detainment of Huawei executive Meng Wangzhou in 2018 at the request of the United States, have added to the diplomatic tensions. China-Canada relations further soured due to allegations of Chinese electoral interference and threats against Canadian lawmaker Michael Chong, resulting in record-low favorability ratings for China in Canada. Discussing engagement between the two nations has become a sensitive issue. Canada's relations with Russia are also strained due to its staunch support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict. Canada now finds itself in a precarious position, having alienated India, China, and Russia—three significant global players. Additionally, the looming possibility of Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency in 2024 poses another challenge, potentially misaligning Canada's goals with its most important economic, security, and political partner.

Portugal Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho said that both countries share friendly relations with Portugal and expressed hope that the issue between the two countries will be quickly resolved. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday alleged that Ottawa had credible intelligence linking Indian agents to the killing of Khalistterrorist Nijjar in Vancouver. India, however, dismissed the allegations as «absurd and motivated». However, this triggered diplomatic tensions between the two countries, with both New Delhi and Ottawa taking diplomatic steps and India suspending visa services to Canada. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of 'India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development' event in New York City, Cravinho said, «It is a matter between India and Canada.

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waded into a debate around protests taking place halfway across the world.From Ottawa, he promised that Canada would “always stand up” for the right to peacefully protest.“We believe in the importance of dialogue and that’s why we have reached out through multiple means directly to the Indian authorities to highlight our concerns,” he said.Trudeau was responding to concerns among Canada’s significant Sikh diaspora that the Indian government was cracking down on farmers protesting a new agricultural policy. His comments were met with a sharp reaction from India, where the government summoned the Canadian ambassador over the issue.This diplomatic spat made headlines, and was just one example of how the effects of domestic politics and policies in India are spurring frustrations, fear and what one expert called “mounting tensions” among members of the diaspora communities in Canada.And in the days since Trudeau rose in the House of Commons saying Canadian authorities are investigating “potential links” between agents of the Indian government and the murder of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, there has been renewed focus on the challenges of negotiating an evolving relationship with India.In particular, how should Canada navigate ties with an aspiring global superpower in the years since the Indian farmers’ movement galvanized the diaspora?In 2020 and 2021, Indian farmers, mostly led by Sikh farmers from the northern state of Punjab, camped outside of New Delhi for over a year.

PTI. This report came as the top US diplomat in Canada confirmed that there was “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners" that had prompted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s offensive allegation against India in the killing of a Khalistani extremist on Canadian soil. “There was shared intelligence among ‘Five Eyes’ partners that helped lead Canada to (make) the statements that the prime minister made," US Ambassador David Cohen told Canadian CTV News network.

Also Read: India-Canada row: India's 4 counter attack over alleged involvement in Khalistani terrorist Nijjar's killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar provided Mandeep Singh with arms training along with three other Sikh youths in Mission Hill, B.C., Canada, in December 2015. This training involved the use of AK-47 and sniper rifles, with the intent to carry out terrorist activities in India. Nijjar, in particular, motivated Mandeep Singh to carry out attacks in India and even provided financial support for his mission.

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PTI. The United States has made clear that it expects the Indian government to work with Canada on efforts to investigate the possible involvement of New Delhi.

India walked toward his pickup truck late one Sunday in June after a long day at his place of worship. He and an associate discussed some upcoming programs while making their way across the large parking lot behind the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple near Vancouver, British Columbia. It was Father's Day, and once inside his gray Dodge Ram, the leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, called his family and said he was heading right home.

Ottawa, Ontario, after the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in the Vancouver area, but Canada developed the most definitive intelligence that led it to accuse India of orchestrating the plot, according to Western allied officials. In the aftermath of the killing, U.S. intelligence agencies offered their Canadian counterparts context that helped Canada conclude that India had been involved.

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Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June at a Sikh holy shrine in British Columbia's Surrey, in June this year. While Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has remained unfazed about his ‘credible allegations’ made against India, accusing the latter of being involved in the June killing of the Khalistan terrorist, India has over and again refuted and binned such claims.

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