Australian, Canadian broadcasting corp reports on Indian 'meddling' alike
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on "Indian spies" and the Modi government's «infiltration» in Australia has uncanny similarities with «revelations» made in the report of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) which also made similar allegations.
The ABC report claimed that the Sikh diaspora and their families in India have been «coerced» by Indian authorities and that the Australian government while expanding ties with India is worried about «Indian spies» on its soil. The ABC report also refers to the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case and the Canadian government's accusation against India.
«As the federal government embraces Narendra Modi and his administration as an important partner, the long arm of the Indian state is reaching Australia, silencing critics and threatening members of the diaspora… In 2020, India-Australia relations seemed better than ever. Trade deals were blossoming and a range of defence alliances were being signed in response to China's growing power in the region. In secret though, Australia was unhappy with India's spy operations in the country,» alleged the ABC report titled 'Infiltrating Australia', published on June 17.
Incidentally on June 17, the CBC also released a report titled '1 year later, questions loom about India's role in Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing'. «Sikh activist and community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down outside the Guru Nanak Gurdwara on June 18, 2023. Today host Michelle Eliot discusses the anniversary and an intelligence report this month which
