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In an interview to ET Now, Michael Kugelman, S Asia Woodrow Wilson Center, shares his views on the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic feud. Edited excerpts:ET Now: What do you believe has gone so wrong between India and Canada? How do you read this situation?Michael Kugelman: Well, the fact that Justin Trudeau went public with the allegations in the way that he did, I think that is a big reason why relations are where they are. We know that there have been tensions for quite some time between Canada and India.

Canada — which is slowly turning into another Pakistan for India by giving a free space to Khalistanis. These organisations carry out propaganda, terror strikes and murders. Many of these are deeply linked to drug and human-trafficking cartels and various criminal gangs. Sitting in Canada, they can dictate crime in India through Indian operatives with total impunity, since the Canadian government does not act against them on the pretext of allowing «freedom of expression» Below are some of the Khalistani organisations active in Canada:Babar Khalsa International (BKI) Babar Khalsa International (BKI) is the most dreaded, most organised and the oldest Khalistani terror organisation. It survived the wiping out of the Khalistani terror in Punjab in the early nineties. The BKI styled itself after the Babbar Akali Movement of 1920 which was against the British colonial rule. It originated from the 1978 clashes between the militant Sikhs led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala and the Nirankaris, a sect considered heretical by radical Sikhs. Its founders were Sukhdev Singh Babbar and Talwinder Singh Parmar. In 1981, BKI spun off an oversear faction led by Parmar in Canada.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser says the White House “firmly” rejects suggestions that Canada’s allegation of potential India’s involvement in the murder of a Sikh leader is driving a wedge between the two allies.

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.

Despite the escalating tension between India and Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday reiterated India's alleged involvement in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, citing "credible reasons." However, he again fails to provide any solid evidence. Canadian Prime Minister, however, reaffirmed is not looking to provoke India and pointed out that he had already conveyed his concern to PM Narendra Modi about the issue.

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.

Justin Trudeau reiterated his concerns over India's involvement in the death of Khalistani leader Hardeep Nijjar. However, these claims remain unsubstantiated, with no concrete evidence presented by the Canadian government despite claiming to have 'credible reasons' for making the allegations. According to reports from CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) released overnight, Canada's government allegedly claimed to have collected a trove of intelligence over several months concerning Nijjar's demise.

Justin Trudeau reiterated his concerns regarding India's involvement in the assassination of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, emphasizing that there are 'credible reasons' to support these claims. He also reiterated Canada's commitment to the international rules-based order. Addressing the complex diplomatic situation during a press conference at Canada’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Trudeau said, «As I said on Monday, there are credible reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil.

India and Canada, Punjab BJP President, Sunil Jakhar welcomed the Centre's decision to suspend visas for Canadians and said that Canada has mortgaged its foreign policy for the sake of political advantage and Justin Trudeau is running a minority government. «Justin Trudeau is speaking his supporter's language. Canada has mortgaged its foreign policy for the sake of political sports land,» said Sunil Jakhar Welcoming Centre's decision to suspend visa services in Canada, Jakhar said, «If the Trudeau govt will continues to support the separatist forces, the Indian government for the time being keeping careful consideration has suspended visas to develop a system so that India's integrity and sovereignty can be maintained by avoiding these forces entering into India, especially Punjab.» Punjab BJP chief also acknowledged the fact that some people may be facing challenges as their relatives are living in Punjab and said that the integrity of India is more important than the concerns of any individual. «The unity, integrity and brotherhood of the country is more important than the concerns of any individual, whatever is happening is the Canadian government's mistake.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) said he did not have anything to announce regarding US President Joe Biden's visit to India in January or any other time. Addressing a press briefing, Sullivan said, «I am not going to speak to either intelligence or law enforcement matters from this podium. I will let that process play out.

The Liberal government is looking to spur the construction of new rental stock and increase competition in industries like Canada’s heavily concentrated grocery sector as part of a new bill aimed at improving affordability for Canadians facing a cost of living crisis.

«With some diplomats having received threats on various social media platforms, Global Affairs Canada is assessing its staff complement in India,» the Canadian High Commission said. «As a result, and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to temporarily adjust staff presence in India. All of our locations are staffed by diplomats and locally-engaged staff to ensure business and operational continuity,» the statement read. Citing the Vienna Convention, the High Commission further called on India to «provide for the security of our accredited diplomats and consular officers in India, just as we are for theirs here.» The Canadian mission, however, could not substantiate the threats. The India-Canada diplomatic relationship has nosedived ever since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the floor of Parliament alleged the involvement of the Indian government in the killing of Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

NEW DELHI : India temporarily suspended visa services in Canada, citing heightened security threats to its missions, while also directing Ottawa to cut its diplomatic strength in India, marking an escalation in tensions. New Delhi alleged a lack of action by Canadian authorities to deal with the threats. “You are aware of the security threats being faced by our High Commission and consulates in Canada.

diplomatic row between India and Canada is unlikely to have any immediate effect on investment relations between the two countries, a top government official said on Thursday. The official said that the Canadian pension funds are getting higher returns in India, and they have investments in the Indian infrastructure sector. «They are here because they are making higher returns here… So I don't see any reason for them to back out because of the current situation, which hopefully we will sort out,» the official said. Those funds can not get such returns anywhere else, the official said, adding «I don't see any impact on Canadian investments into India». «Don't see any immediate impact on Indian investments into Canada also,» the official noted. The comments come in the backdrop of an intense diplomatic row that erupted following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of a «potential» involvement of Indian agents in the killing of a Khalistani separatist in June.

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.

Narendra Modi to share his concerns ‘in no uncertain terms’. “We are a country of the rule of law.

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.

Ottawa is adjusting its diplomatic staff presence in India, and New Delhi is halting visa services in Canada as a spat over the murder of a Canadian citizen deepens.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during his G-20 visit to India, refused to stay in the pre-arranged presidential suite in The Lalit Hotel. Several media reports have cited sources in the security arrangement of India during recently concluded G-20 Summit, saying that Trudeau and his delegation stayed in normal rooms in The Lalit Hotel in national capital Delhi. The Canadian Prime Minister stayed in a normal room at the hotel during his stay in India.

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ANI quoted, "Yes, we've informed the Govt of Canada that there should be parity in strength in our mutual diplomatic presence. Their number is very much higher than ours in Canada... I assume there will be a reduction from the Canadian side." Adding more, Bagchi said, "Yes, I do think there is a degree of prejudice here.