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UK government has expressed its disagreement with Indian government decisions, which it believes resulted in the departure of Canadian diplomats amid an ongoing standoff between India and Canada over the killing of a Sikh separatist. The move impacted the effective functioning of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, a statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Friday.

The director of one of the groups seeking to buy a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline says nothing less than “material” ownership by Indigenous people is acceptable if Ottawa is serious about reconciliation.

Ottawa has suspended in-person services at its consulates in India after the federal government pulled 41 diplomats out of the country.

Justin Trudeau said on Friday the Indian government's crackdown on Canadian diplomats was making normal life difficult for millions of people in both countries. Trudeau spoke a day after Canada said it had withdrawn 41 diplomats following an Indian threat to unilaterally revoke their status. New Delhi is angry that Trudeau last month suggested Indian agents might have been involved in the June murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. «The Indian government is making it unbelievably difficult for life as usual to continue for millions of people in India and in Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had triggered a diplomatic storm by claiming involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani terrorist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. His statement led to mutual recall of some diplomats and India suspending visa services in Canada. While Canada had expressed concerns over its diplomats' safety in India, Khalistanis in Canada keep putting up large hoardings with names and photographs of Indian diplomats calling for their assassination. With the removal of Canadian diplomats from Canada, any hopes for a thaw in diplomatic ties between India and Canada have dimmed. Canada has temporarily suspended visa and in-person consular services in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai. These will be available only at the Canadian High Commission in Delhi. India had suspended visa processing in Canada about a month ago.

Nijjar Killing row: Amid escalating tension between India and Canada that began last month over the killing of Canada-based pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia's Surrey in July this year. In the latest crackdown of events, Canada has claimed that they had held numerous ‘meetings’ with India to make them aware of the ‘credible allegations’ that state India and its intelligence agency was involved in the killing.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is “deeply concerned” over Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed plans to withdraw the province from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday cited a marked rise in antisemitism in Canada following Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent deadly air strikes in Gaza.

Reuters. At the conference, Trudeau also listed reports of a possible hate crime at a Jewish high school in Toronto last week, fears among some of visiting synagogues due to a possibility of being attacked, and heated online rhetoric, as examples of the rising antisemitism in Canada.

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday extended his wishes to the Hindu community on the first day of nine-day festival Navratri amid tensions with India. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Canadian PM wrote, «Happy Navratri! I'm sending my warmest wishes to members of the Hindu community and all those who are celebrating this festival.» An official press statement released by the Canadian PM said that over the next nine nights and 10 days, members of the Hindu community in Canada and around the world will gather to celebrate Navratri, reported ANI. «Navratri is one of the most important and sacred festivals in the Hindu faith, commemorating the victory of the goddess Durga over the buffalo-headed demon Mahishasura and the triumph of good over evil.

It is worth noting that Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar not only extended their support to Palestine, but also criticised Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. Egypt is also extending its support to Palestine and is also providing humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The nation also condemned any displacement of Palestinians from North Gaza.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India has asked Canada to withdraw the diplomats after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau alleged the involvement of Indian agents in the Nijjar killing. However, the claim has been vehemently rejected by India.

Joly held a «secret meeting» with her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in Washington last month, a media report has said, amid a diplomatic row between the two countries over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in June. The report by the Financial Times on Tuesday came even as Canada is yet to comply with India's communication to Ottawa to withdraw over three dozen of its 62 diplomats in the country. The Ministry of External Affairs declined to comment when asked about the reported meeting.

Canada is set to welcome 11,000 migrants from Colombia, Haiti and Venezuela this fall, immigration minister Marc Miller said.

The Financial Times reported citing sources. As per the report by FT, in the previous week, Trudeau and Joly said that Ottawa was attempting to address the dispute behind closed doors.

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India Today. As per the report, the meet was held to discuss India’s G20 Presidency, though the MPs appreciated the presidency, many also raised questions on suspension of visa services for Canadians. Clearing the air, the Union Minister stated that the suspension was not a retaliatory action but rather an effort to protect the safety of the Indian diplomats, sources said as reported by the daily.

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Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere. Publicly, the administration has maintained that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist near Vancouver are a matter between the two countries. But U.S.

India can raise all issues with the Canadian speaker of the senate during the upcoming three-day G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) which will be held here from October 12, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday. The presiding officers of 25 countries and 10 deputy speakers from the G20 member nations and invitee countries are expected to attend the P20 Summit at the India International Convention and Expo Centre — Yashobhoomi — at Dwarka from October 13 to 14. PM Modi will inaugurate the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit on October 13. Canada has confirmed its participation in the summit and it will be represented by speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagne. Canada attending the summit assumes importance as relations with India have been under strain after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has linked Indian agents to the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.

Canadian diplomatic staff in the country to a level on par with the number of Indian diplomats in Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sparked a diplomatic crisis last month after claiming that there were ‘credible allegations’ linking Indian government agents to the June murder.