Melanie Joly has said that the decision to expel Indian diplomats was based on evidence gathered by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in India-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing case and urged the Indian government to support the ongoing probe for the benefit of two
The Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday that Trudeau made certain allegations in September 2023. However, the Canadian government has not shared a single piece of evidence with the Indian government despite many requests from them.
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.
As tensions between India and Canada escalate, Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman has pointed to a growing loss of trust in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's credibility and leadership.
Amid escalating diplomatic tensions, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused agents of the Indian government on Monday of engaging in "clandestine information-gathering techniques, coercive behavior targeting Canadians, and involvement in threatening and violent acts."
Duheme said that there have been well over a dozen credible imminent threats to life which have led to the conduct of duty to warn, by law enforcement with members of South Asian community
Canada on Monday expelled six Indian diplomats after police collected evidence they were part of an Indian government "campaign of violence", news agency Reuters reported citing a Canadian government source.
India on Monday 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.