Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has asked the Centre to "act together" with the opposition to defend India's international image amid the allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "safeguarding India's global standing is a shared responsibility."
India and Canada have been dealing with an unprecedented diplomatic crisis after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that Indian government agents were involved in the killing of Nijjar in Canada. India has rejected Canada's allegations, terming it "absurd" and "politically motivated."
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday expressed his happiness after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan for the 23rd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government and hoped that both countries wil
As the tensions between India and Canada heightened after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of making a "fundamental error" by supporting criminal activities in Canada, defence expert Anil Gaur advised the North American country to ponder over its actions.
Amidst tensions between India and Canada over the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh urged the Canadian government to take action against India, specifically calling for diplomat sanctions and a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Netw
KP Fabian discusses the diplomatic tensions between India and Canada following the Nijjar killing investigation, emphasising the future of bilateral relations, the upcoming Canadian elections, and concerns about the safety of young Indian students in Canada.
Michael Kugelman, Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center and foreign policy expert, on Monday drawn a bleak comparison between India's deteriorating ties with Canada and its long-standing strained relations with Pakistan.
"The tacit support of extremism from the highest levels of government is starting to have consequences. This is why I said a lot of Canadians would resonate with what the Indian government is saying. Jewish Canadians don't feel safe; Hindu Canadians don't feel safe; Christian Canadians don't
"The Indian government made a fundamental error in thinking that they could engage in supporting criminal activities against Canadians, here on Canadian soil, be it murder or extortion. This is absolutely unacceptable," Trudeau claimed.
India on Monday expelled six Canadian diplomats hours after it summoned Canada's Charge d'Affaires Stewart Wheeler and conveyed that the "baseless targeting" of the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats and officials in Canada was completely unacceptable