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Canada-India news updates: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that Ottawa wants to "work constructively with India" on the subject after accusing Indian government operatives of being involved in the execution of Khalistan militant Hardeep Singh Nijjar in recent days.
India-Canada ties to its lowest in decades
The Narendra Modi government fiercely rejected Trudeau's assertions as "absurd" and "politically motivated," bringing India-Canada relations to their lowest point in decades.
India halted processing Canadian visa applications on Thursday because to the unrest, and the nation also requested that Canada reduce the number of diplomats it has stationed there. In spite of rumours that Canada would respond negatively to the situation, a representative confirmed to HT on Friday that the Canadian visa applications were being handled routinely.
Canada PM Trudeau has made huge mistake: Former Pentagon official
Indian news from Canada: Former Pentagon officer Michael Rubin criticised Justin Trudeau for his claims that India was involved in the murder of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and claimed that the prime minister was unable to provide evidence to support his claims.
"I believe Prime Minister Trudeau has made a critical error. He has made statements that he hasn't been able to support. Either he was acting on the spur of the moment, or the charges he levelled against the administration are unfounded. When questioned about his thoughts on the claims made by the Canadian PM against the Indian government, the former Pentagon officer responded, "There is something there, in which case he needs to explain why this country was hiding a terrorist.
On Monday, within the Canadian Parliament, Trudeau claimed that the Indian government was responsible for the shooting death of Nijjar.
Nijjar, an Indian terrorist with a death sentence, was shot and killed on June 18 in Surrey, British Columbia, outside a Gurdwara.
Want to see investigation complete,’ says Blinken on Nijjar killing
The US has consulted, and even coordinated with, Canada regarding its allegation linking the Indian government to a homicide committed on US soil, according to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. The US wants the Canadian investigation to move forward, India to cooperate with the investigation, and the investigation to result in accountability.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar 'faked' marriage to get Canada citizenship in 1997: Report
India Latest news from Canada: According to sources, Indian intelligence told the Canadian government about all of separatist leader Hardeep Sing Nijjar's terrorist actions and how he fled to Canada in 1997 but Canada did not take any action, which sparked the current diplomatic issue between India and Canada over Nijjar's murder.
According to reports cited by news agency PTI, Nijjar requested refuge in Canada and stated that he feared being persecuted in India since he belonged to "a particular social group." However, Nijjar's asylum application was denied due to a made-up story. In 1997, Nijjar travelled to Canada with a fake passport and the identity Ravi Sharma.
Want to work constructively with India', says Justin Trudeau
Updates news about India and Canada: On Friday (local time), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that Ottawa wanted to "work constructively with India" on claims that New Delhi was involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who had been labelled a terrorist by India.
During a news conference with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trudeau said, "Canada has conveyed the credible charges that I discussed on Monday against India. We did that with India a few weeks ago. We hope that India would engage with us so that we can investigate this really critical issue as we are there to work constructively with them.
Trade talks with India to continue despite Canada's allegations: Sunak
The spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that Britain will continue trade negotiations with India despite Ottawa's accusations that the Indian government was complicit in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.
The official reaffirmed that Canada and Britain were in contact with the "serious allegations," but insisted that it would not affect negotiations for a trade agreement with India.
India yet to get info that backs Canada claim
News updates regarding India-Canada: Amid a significant diplomatic dispute between the two nations over the slaying, people with knowledge of the situation said on Friday that India has not yet received information through official channels that supports Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's accusation of Indian involvement in the death of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The people continued, "Before, during, or after Trudeau's allegation in Canada's Parliament of a "potential link" between Indian government agents and the killing of Nijjar, a designated terrorist, in Surrey, British Columbia, in June, the Canadian side had not formally provided any evidence or information on the case.