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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.

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.

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.

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".

Hindustan Times. “We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice," White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a brief statement.

Hindustan TImes. Canada is home to an influential Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe groups there that are still sympathetic to the cause of an independent Sikh state, carved out of India. The Sikh insurgency of the 1980s and 1990s killed some 30,000 people. Sikh militants were blamed for the 1985 bombing of an Air India Boeing 747 flying from Canada to India in which all 329 people on board were killed.

India-Canada News: The India-Canada relationship is hitting new lows as both countries have announced the expulsion of diplomats of the other country after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian government agents of having linkages in the killing of a Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Hours after Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat over Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, India asked a senior Canadian diplomat to leave the country, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, the UK government spokesperson said on Tuesday. In an official statement, the spokesperson said, "We are in close touch with our Canadian partners about these serious allegations. It would be inappropriate to comment further during the ongoing investigation by the Canadian authorities." Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expelled a top Indian diplomat as he accused the Indian government agents of killing Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June this year.

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing in British Columbia province, a spokesperson for foreign minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday. In an official statement, the spokesperson said, "Australia is deeply concerned by these allegations and notes ongoing investigations into this matter. We are closely engaged with partners on developments.

Also Read: India-Canada News LIVE Updates: India asks Canadian diplomat ‘Olivier Sylvestere’ to leave in next 5 days Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, "The High Commissioner of Canada to India was summoned today and informed about the decision of the Government of India to expel a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. The concerned diplomat has been asked to leave India within the next five days.

Canada's allegations against India ‘explosive’, ANI reported. “These are explosive allegations by Trudeau against India, as yet unproven. The already frayed bilateral relationship will take a nose dive, and the Indo-Canadian diaspora will be driven by this.

Hours after Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat over Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, India asked a senior Canadian diplomat ordered to leave the country, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday. New Delhi's decision reflected its "growing concern at the interference of Canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities", the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Also Read: India-Canada News LIVE Updates: India expels Canadian diplomat after PM Justin Trudeau's allegations on Nijjar killing "We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law," the MEA said. MEA further noted 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". "The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern," it said.

Read all the LIVE updates of this BIG story here Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs Minister (MEA) has decided to expel a Canadian diplomat following Trudeau's statement. The Mea said, “The High Commissioner of Canada to India was summoned today and informed about the decision of the Government of India to expel a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. The concerned diplomat has been asked to leave India within the next five days.