None of Canada’s most important allies — not the US, Britain, Australia or New Zealand, all knitted tightly together in the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance — echoed Trudeau’s allegations.
As per reports, India has also ordered to minimise the strength of diplomatic staff in Ottawa in order to secure them from threats posed by Khalistani terror groups and social media platforms.
Amid tension between two countries, the students willing to migrate to study in Canada may face some consequences. Check details here.
While addressing a press conference on the Canada issue, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Ottawa has not shared any proof of the allegations levelled by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Nearly an hour after Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke, a Khalistani terrorist and a wanted gangster, was killed in Canada, gangsters Goldy Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi have claimed responsibility for his murder.
According to reports, India has also ordered to minimise the strength of diplomatic staff in Ottawa in order to secure them from threats posed by Khalistani militant groups and social media platforms.
According to reports, Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke, a Khalistani terrorist and a wanted gangster, escaped to Canada from Punjab's Moga district around six years ago.
The Government of India had booked VVIP hotels for all the heads of state in the national capital during G20 Summit 2023.
Sukha Duneke was one of the 43 gangsters who have been mentioned in the list released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for having links with Khalistan movement in Canada.
PIB emphasised that these baseless allegations were being shared with the intention of sowing discord and creating disharmony.
There has been a stir after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's statement that India had a hand in the murder of Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar. On this, reactions of many leaders including diplomats are being seen. Meanwhile, the reaction of Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has also come. Earlier,
This comes amid growing tensions between India, and Canada after Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian government of being behind the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
"Indo-Hindu leave Canada; go to India. You not only support India, but you are also supporting the suppression of speech and expression of pro-Khalistan Sikhs," SFJ’s legal counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannu said in a video that went viral on social media platforms.
"The Prime Minister needs to come clean with all the facts. We need to know all the evidence possible so that Canadians can make judgments on that," Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre told to media in Ottawa.
They said that pro-Khalistani outfits such as the World Sikh Organization (WSO), Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) working at the behest of Pakistan have been allegedly operating freely from the Canadian soil.
Notably, when introducing PM Modi to a crowded audience in Sydney in May, Mr Albanese referred to him as "the boss"—a nod to Bruce Springsteen.
"Exercise a high degree of caution while travelling to India. Exercise a high degree of caution in India due to the threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country," reads the message published on the Canadian website.
"The government of India needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness. We are doing that, we are not looking to provoke or escalate," the Canadian PM told reporters on Tuesday.
India announced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat on Thursday hours after Canada asked an Indian official to leave that country, citing a "potential" Indian link to the killing of the separatist leader in June.
India and the UK have been negotiating an FTA since January last year, with a goal towards a comprehensive pact that is expected to significantly enhance the bilateral trading relationship worth an estimated GBP 34 billion in 2022.
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