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US Will Try To Stay Out As India-Canada Diplomatic Row Spirals, Says Expert

September 24, 2023 admin

US on Friday urged India to work with Canada. (File) The Biden administration will likely try to stay out of the diplomatic dispute between Canada and India as much it can, aiming not to disrupt the progress it’s made in its relationship with PM Narendra Modi’s government, the founder of political strategy firm Signum Global…

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U.S. diplomat says intelligence from ‘Five Eyes’ nations helped Canada to link India to Nijjar’s killing

September 24, 2023 admin

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. File. | Photo Credit: AP Information shared by members of an intelligence-sharing alliance was part of what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to make public allegations of the Indian government’s possible involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said. “There was shared intelligence…

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Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar’s murder with India weeks ago, says Trudeau

September 22, 2023 admin

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada shared evidence that Indian government agents were potentially involved in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia with New Delhi weeks ago, Prime Minister…

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India Unable To Process Visa Applications Of Canadians Due To “Security Situation”

September 21, 2023 admin

India is “temporarily unable to process visa applications” from Canada because of “security threats faced by our High Commissions and Consulates” in that country, the government said Thursday afternoon, as hostilities escalate over accusations that “agents of New Delhi” killed a Khalistani terrorist and Canadian national – Hardeep Singh Nijjar – on Canadian soil. The…

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Indo-Canadian lawmaker from Justin Trudeau’s party criticises anti-Hindu threats by Khalistani separatist

September 21, 2023 admin

Chandra Arya. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Amid a diplomatic row between India and Canada, an Indo-Canadian lawmaker from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party has expressed dismay at the “glorification of terrorism” and hate crime targeting Hindus in this country in the name of “freedom of expression”. The sharp reaction from Chandra Arya, who…

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Indian Visa Services In Canada Suspended Amid Huge Diplomatic Row

September 21, 2023 admin

India on Thursday suspended issue of visas to Canadian citizens “till further notice”. A notice by BLS International – a private agency hired for initial scrutiny of visa applications – said “Due to operational reasons… Indian visa services have been suspended till further notice”. This comes as India and Canada are locked in an international…

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White House supports Canadian probe into ‘serious allegations’ around Nijjar’s killing, urge India to cooperate: John Kirby

September 20, 2023 admin

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden was “ mindful of the serious allegations” made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the White House’s strategic communications Chief, John Kirby has said, as he urged India to…

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Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?

September 20, 2023 admin

A mural features the image of late Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was slain on the grounds of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in June 2023, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada on September 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at…

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U.K. says India trade talks ‘continue as before’ amid Canada allegations

September 19, 2023 admin

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson at 10 Downing Street said work on the trade negotiations with India “continue as before”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.K. government said on September 19 that the “serious allegations” over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada will not impact its own ongoing trade negotiations with…

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On Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s “India’s Agents” Charge, US Says This

September 19, 2023 admin

India-Canada Tension: India has rejected the allegations as “absurd and motivated”. New Delhi: Shortly after Canada Prime Minister accused India of being behind the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the US said it is “deeply concerned” about the allegations. “The US was deeply concerned about the allegations disclosed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,…

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