India-Canada FTA talks unlikely to resume soon
Also read: India Should Clear the Air on a Killing in Canada Prime Minister Narendra Modi had during September 2023 expressed concern over anti-India activities and Khalistan extremism in Canada in a meeting with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. A few weeks later, Trudeau told Canada's House of Commons that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and a prominent figure in the pro-Khalistan movement.
Also read: Canada's worries about Bunge-Viterra deal may force asset sales Nijjar was designated as a terrorist by the Indian government. The Canadian government also expelled a senior Indian diplomat from the country.
"Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar," Trudeau told an emergency session of the Canadian parliament last September, adding that his government has declared its concerns to Indian security and intelligence officials. Following this, Canada removed 41 of the country's 62 diplomats in India after New Delhi threatened to revoke their immunity.
Interestingly, Canada will be conducting its federal election to elect members of its parliament in 2025, which could lead to a change in guard at the helm of the Canadian government. "The elections could throw up a new government at the helm, which could have a different view (of the political issues with India)," the first person mentioned above added.
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