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Indian officials said on Tuesday that at least nine separatist organisations supporting terror groups currently have bases in Canada. The remarks came amid a brewing diplomatic crisis between the two countries over the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday linked Indian authorities to the July killing, prompting a furious rejoinder from New Delhi.

Narendra Modi“the boss" recently. The reporter asked the question amid the allegations by Canada that the Indian government may be linked to the murder of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Both Australia and Canada have huge numbers of Punjabi Sikh population.

Mint brings you the background of the case: Hardeep Singh Nijjar became a prominent face in the pro-Khalistan movement in Canada after moving there in 1996. He took on a key role in groups like Sikhs for Justice and founded the Khalistan Tiger Force. Earlier this year, India designated the KTF as a terrorist organization, saying it received financial and logistical support from foreign handlers to carry out terrorist activities in India.

Justin Trudeau seems to have gone all Kim Jong Un by stating in Canada's parliament on Monday that 'credible intelligence' from security services link the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a pro-Khalistani Canadian citizen, with the 'agents of the Government of India'. GoI has reacted by calling Trudeau's theory 'absurd'.

India-Canada ties has put the focus back on Pro-Khalistan Elements (PKE) using foreign soil to carry out attacks against India. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing nearly 20 cases involving PKE and have been urging foreign governments, including Canada, to designate them as 'terrorists' for allegedly carrying out anti-India activities. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), had four first information reports (FIRs) registered against him by NIA and carried a reward of ₹10 lakh. He was designated as 'terrorist' by the Union home ministry in July 2020 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, along with several other top-rung pro-Khalistan supporters.

Canada has warned its citizens against travelling to India amid a brewing diplomatic crisis. The development came less than a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canadian intelligence agencies were "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking New Delhi to the killing of separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “Exercise a high degree of caution in India due to the threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country," cautions the Canada government website.

Indian students. Every year thousands of Indian students land in different parts of Canada for higher education and also become an active part of their workforce. Since 2018, India has consistently held the position of being the primary country of origin for international students in Canada.

Canada worked 'very closely' with the United States on intelligence that Indian agents had been potentially involved in the murder of a Sikh man in British Columbia earlier this year, a senior Canadian government source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that domestic intelligence agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations tying New Delhi's agents to the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in British Columbia in June.

Narendra Modi accountable," Jagmeet Singh wrote on X (formerly Twitter). The post on the X comes after India and Canada expelled top diplomats from the country over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

There has long existed a liberal elite across the world for whom Canada could do no wrong, especially under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It was partly on account of his leadership, for example, that Americans put off by Donald Trump began talking about what Indians had been doing for decades: moving to Canada.

Canada and despite multiple deportation requests Ottawa has taken no action against those involved in heinous crimes including the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, officials here said on Tuesday. They said that pro-Khalistani outfits such as the World Sikh Organization (WSO), Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) working at the behest of Pakistan have been allegedly operating freely form the Canadian soil. They said allegations levelled against India by the Canadian authorities and politicians in relation to the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani terrorist, are incorrect and based on unsubstantiated assumptions. The issue of deportations of wanted terrorists and gangsters have been raised by Indian authorities at multiple diplomatic and security talks but the Canadian authorities remained non-committal and brazen in support of these terror elements, the officials said. Multiple dossiers have been handed over to the Canadian side but India's deportation requests have gone unaddressed, they said, adding at least nine separatist organisations supporting terror groups have found their bases in Canada. Eight individuals involved in terror activities and as many gangsters, who have been conspiring with Pakistan's ISI, have found a safe haven in Canada, the officials said. They said that deportation requests for these people — including Gurwant Singh who was involved in terrorist activities in early 1990s — have been pending with the Canadian authorities for years now.

RAW chief A S Dulat Tuesday said Canada expelling an Indian diplomat after claiming that New Delhi was potentially linked to the killing of a Khalistani extremist will have a bearing on bilateral relations. «This kind of expulsion or terming a diplomat persona non grata keeps happening.

BJP on Tuesday termed as «baseless and ironical» Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations against India in connection with the killing of a Khalistani terrorist in Canada and demanded that the Canadian government take effective action against «all anti-India elements active on its soil».

India and Canada, officials said security was increased outside the High Commission of Canada on Tuesday in central Delhi as a «precautionary measure».

Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said that Canada is not looking to provoke India as he urged the Indian government to take killing of separatist Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar seriously. The Canadian government on September 19 expelled a top Indian diplomat and accused India of having links to the killing of Khalistani separatist Nijjar. However, India refused such claims and called the move «absurd and motivated.» India also expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat action after Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case, marking fresh tensions to the already frayed bilateral ties. Canadian High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay was summoned and he was informed about the decision to expel the senior diplomat with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying the move reflects New Delhi's growing concern at the «interference of Canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities». In a strongly-worded statement, the MEA also trashed comments by Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, asserting that «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». Though New Delhi did not divulge the name of the Canadian diplomat who has been asked to leave India within five days, people familiar with the matter said it is Canadian intelligence agency's station chief in New Delhi Olivier Sylvestere. The Indian action to expel the Canadian diplomat came hours after Joly announced that a «top Indian diplomat» has been expelled from Canada.

India-Canada row: The strained relations between India and Canada took a sharp downward turn on Tuesday as Canada's PM Justin Trudeau accused "agents of the Indian government" in the killing of prominent Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Sikh separatist leader was shot dead by unidentified shooters in June outside a Gurudwara in Canada's Surrey. The Indian government rejected the allegations and called them "absurd" and "motivated".

Free Trade Agreement and held their 12th round of negotiations in August. Sunak and Modi held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit to discuss the India-UK free trade agreement, innovation, and science along with ways to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

US authorities have been in close contact with their Canadian counterparts about allegations the Indian government was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada and have urged India to cooperate with the investigation, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday. "We have been in close contact with our Canadian colleagues about this.

By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer

The annual rate of inflation picked up again in August, rising to four per cent, according to Statistics Canada.