Amid the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row and New Delhi's demand to reduce the Canadian diplomatic staff here in the national capital, Former Indian diplomat KP Fabian has said that parity has been brought in to put pressure on Canada.
Highlighting incidents of threats, violence, and intimidation against Indian diplomats and missions in Canada, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar questioned whether the reaction would have been the same if a similar situation had occurred in any other country.
While US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has called upon India to cooperate with the Canadian investigation, US officials have been cautious about triggering any diplomatic backlash from India. Nevertheless, the revelation of US intelligence involvement risks "ensnaring" Washington in
Petal Gahlot said, "In order for there to be peace in South Asia, the actions that Pakistan needs to take are threefold first stop cross-border terrorism and shut down its infrastructure of terrorism immediately. Second, vacate Indian territories under its illegal and forcible occupation.
Amid the ongoing diplomatic standoff between New Delhi and Ottawa, Canada-based news platform, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) claimed citing sources that the intelligence gathered by the Canadian government includes conversations with Indian diplomats in the country.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) said he will not be going into the substance of private diplomatic conversations. However, he said that the US is consulting with Ottawa closely and is in touch with the Indian government as well.
Wading into the fierce diplomatic standoff between India and Canada, triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation of Indian agents being behind the killing of a pro-Khalistan leader on his home soil, Canadian journalist Terry Milewski on Tuesday said he hoped that more "evidenc
“He's made a claim without evidence, and having made the claim, he's taken an action, i.e. to expel the Indian diplomat. Now, he wants us to cooperate with him. What is he saying? The whole thing sounds very absurd and illogical to me.” said Sood, former chief of India's foreign intelligence
Senior journalist based in Toronto, Tahir Gora has called the allegations made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Indian side “shocking”, and has called the current situation a very "tough phase" for ties between the two countries.
Signalling a further souring of bilateral ties, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Monday said an Indian diplomat in the country had been expelled, Al Jazeera reported.
The recent surge in ‘Khalistani’ activities in Australia — to the extent of the ‘Kill India’ rally and open threats to Indian diplomats — is a grave concern that needs to be addressed on Canberra’s part by taking a firm stand against the extremist elements, Zafar Bashir wrote in a piece at T
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed regional and global issues with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at the ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Post Ministerial Conference in Jakarta on Thursday.