Speaking in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh informed that Canada has not provided any evidence regarding allegations against Indians. He added that persisting with such a narrative can only be harmful to stable bilateral relationships.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said that India takes the threats issued by terrorist Gurpatwant Singh against Indian Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra 'seriously'.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that they will closely monitor the ongoing unrest in Syria and advised the Indian nationals remaining in Syria to be in contact with the Indian Embassy.
India reiterates concerns over legal fairness and rising violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, while monitoring the safety of its nationals in Syria and strengthening diplomatic ties with Bangladesh.
Bangladesh unrest: There has been a spate of attacks on minorities including on the Hindu community in Bangladesh in the last few months. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in that country.
"We welcome the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that has been announced. We have always called for de-escalation, restraint and a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy," said MEA.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said the police officials, without giving details of the charges for which he was arrested.
If found guilty, Sanjay Kaushik could face up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to USD 1 million per charge listed in the indictment.
Canada’s The Globe and Mail recently reported that Canadian security agencies suspect Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of Nijjar’s killing.
The response came days after the Pakistani environmental minister said it would write to the Foreign Office on Monday to approach Indian authorities for talks on joint efforts to curb smog.
Addressing a press conference, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Canada has banned Australia Today and the news outlet has been blocked and is no longer available for viewers in Canada.
Earlier in October, India announced it had reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, a major breakthrough in ending the over four-year-long military standoff.
India strongly condemned the violent disruption at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, where an Indian consular camp was attacked on Sunday.
He said that both leaders expressed satisfaction that considerable progress has been made in the various areas of their bilateral relationship. Misri said that India-Germany bilateral trade stood at USD 33 billion in 2023 and cumulative German investments in India amount to nearly USD 15 billion.
The statement from the Chinese side came after the foreign secretary Vikram Misri said the Indian and Chinese negotiators were in touch over the last few weeks to resolve the remaining issues.
EAM Dr S Jaishankar travelled to Pakistan to attend the SCO Summit in Islamabad. He did not hold any formal bilateral meeting with Pakistan, however, did have informal conversations during dinner or lunch. The MEA has responded to the query if cricket ties were discussed during his visit.
The relations between the two countries came under severe strain following Trudeau’s allegations in September last year of a “potential” involvement of Indian agents in Nijjar’s killing. New Delhi rejected Trudeau’s charges as “absurd”.
"It was a productive meeting. They informed us that the individual named in the Justice Department indictment is no longer an employee of the Indian government," Mathew Miller said after a meeting with Indian officials.
Trudeau on Wednesday acknowledged that he had only intelligence and no "hard evidentiary proof" when he alleged the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year.
Trudeau said the Indian side asked for evidence "and our response was, well, it's within your security agencies." But the Indian side insisted on the evidence. "And at that point, it was primarily intelligence, not hard evidentiary proof," said Trudeau.
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