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India may have been behind the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia has raised several complex questions about the nature of Sikh activism in the North American diaspora.Canada is home to the largest Sikh population outside India. There are about 800,000 Sikhs in Canada — roughly 2% of the population.

Michael Rubin has said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a huge mistake by alleging that India had links with the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and said that the premier has not been able to back his allegations. «Prime Minister Trudeau I think has made a huge mistake. He has made allegations in a manner which he hasn't been able to back.

India's image as a democratic country committed to rules-based order could take a hit, according to an expert. A diplomatic row erupted between India and Canada earlier this week following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of «potential» involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, in British Columbia on June 18. India has rejected the allegations as «absurd» and «motivated» and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case. In a blog posted by the Wilson Institute on Friday, Canada Institute Associate Xavier Delgado said, «Trade will likely be the first major casualty of the fallout, with negotiations for the EPTA (Early Progress Trade Agreement) being put on hold.» «Both countries declared that they would pause trade talks with each other earlier this month and Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng has indefinitely postponed a trade mission to New Delhi that had been planned for October,» he wrote. The negotiations were a notable part of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, which listed the EPTA as a critical step towards a larger comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) that would bolster trade ties between the two countries, he said. The stalled trade talks have put a $17 billion bilateral trade relationship under strain.

PTI, India's standing as a democratic nation committed to adhering to a rules-based global order could face damage in light of a recent diplomatic dispute. This disagreement flared up between India and Canada when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made accusations of potential Indian involvement in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and Khalistani terrorist, which occurred in British Columbia on June 18.

ALSO READ: Hardeep Singh Nijjar Killing: Canada possesses Indian diplomats' communications in probe: Report As per details, the marriage arrangement was also rejected by Canada as the woman arrived in Canada in 1997 under the sponsorship of a different husband. "Nijjar appealed against the rejection in courts of Canada although he kept claiming himself to be a citizen of Canada. He was later granted Canadian citizenship, the circumstances of which are not clear," the report said.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing led to a major diplomatic row between India and Canada, reached the North American country using a counterfeit passport and Canada did not take any action against him despite being informed that he faced over a dozen criminal cases of murder and other terrorist activities, sources said on Friday. Nijjar was killed by unidentified assailants on June 18 at a parking lot of a gurdwara in British Columbia.

Condemning a video by a pro-Khalistan organisation threatening Hindus of Indian origin asking them to leave Canada, the Canada’s public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc said all Canadians deserve to feel safe in their communities. This comes amid the escalating tensions between India and Canada over Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder.

Canada have escalated through this week over blames of a Khalistani activist's murder, worrying parents and families of Indian nationals in a far-off country as much as the country’s lawmakers brood over the flaring issue. Relations between the two countries worsened when on Thursday India suspended the issuance of visas in Canada, citing operational reasons. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau went on to call on the Indian government to cooperate with an official probe into the murder of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. However, though the situation is unlikely to alleviate overnight, immigration lawyers in Canada believe that there’s almost nothing to worry about in the long term. Some Indo-Canadians of Sikh background are already saying they don’t feel as safe in Canada as they once did, says Ravi Jain, Canada-based immigration lawyer and founder of Jain immigration, though Trudeau’s move did not surprise some in Canada’s Sikh community. “Some leaders of this community are already indicating that they are not surprised by the Prime Minister’s announcement.

G20 meeting earlier this month. A Financial Times report said, people close to the development during the G20 meeting cited, “Several members of the Five Eyes — an intelligence-sharing network that includes the U.S., the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — raised the June killing in British Columbia of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader, with Modi." The leaders intervened at the G20 summit after Canada urged its allies to raise the case directly with Modi, the newspaper reported. However, White House did not immediately respond to the report.

CBC News. As per a report by CBC News, the intelligence gathered encompasses communications that involve Indian officials, including diplomats from India who were present in Canada, according to sources within the Canadian government. Also Read: India-Canada News LIVE Updates: ‘We will be in contact with India at high levels,’ says on Canada charge The report noted that the intelligence was not exclusively sourced from Canada; some of it was supplied by an undisclosed ally within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June this year. In the latest pubic statement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has refused to say what evidence Ottawa as on the murder of the Sikh separatist leader against India.

Justin Trudeau on Thursday called on the Indian government to cooperate with an official probe into the murder of a Khalistani separatist leader in British Columbia.Trudeau was speaking during a news conference in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. «I think it's extremely important that as a country with a strong and independent justice system. We allow those justice processes to unfold themselves with the utmost integrity.

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjhar's death in June. MEA spokesperson Bagchi accused the Canadian government of being prejudiced in dealing with the matter. The Ministry of External Affairs said Canada did not share any specific information with India on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case.

Canadian High Commission said. “All of our locations are staffed by diplomats and locally engaged staff to ensure business and operational continuity," it added as quoted by ANI. It further said that Global Affairs Canada will continue to take all appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of all our personnel, including locally engaged staff, and to protect our operations in India, ANI reported.

Lawrence Bishnoi on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of Arshdeep Dalla's close aide and Khalistani separatist Sukha Duneke in Canada, according to TOI. Punjab gangster-turned-terrorist Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke was allegedly killed by unidentified gunmen in Canada on Wednesday, intelligence sources said citing inputs coming in from Canada on Thursday morning. An official confirmation is yet awaited. Duneke, who belonged to Moga in Punjab, was a close associate of designated terrorist Arsh Dalla of the Khalistan Tiger Force.

India on Thursday suspended visa services in Canada citing ‘operational reasons’. The move comes amid the tension between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

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India to using diplomatic strategy on taking up roles of foreign-based Khalistan sympathisers, the Centre has adopted a five-pronged strategy to counter radical Khalistan propaganda within and outside the country. The strategy includes identification and seizure of cross-border smuggling of narcotics, weapons from Pakistan, preventing jailed gangsters from operating in prisons and action against radical and Khalistan activities in Punjab, said official sources. The Union home ministry has been sharing details of anti-India activities on foreign soil with the missions of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, and Canada.

Justin Trudeau had to swelter in Delhi till last Tuesday because his plane failed him. Coming after an unusually public dressing down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his outburst on Tuesday accusing India of killing Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar sealed his now-dead relationship with India. Canada is where wokeness and brightly patterned socks find their illogical home. Which would have been idyllic if their political parties were not so welcoming of bad guys of many stripes.

Canada expelled a “top Indian diplomat” Monday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped a major allegation that agents of the Indian government were tied to the June murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.

Protests and counter-protests for and against Canada’s trans and LGBTQ community are being planned across Canada on Wednesday.