Pakistan on Thursday accused neighboring India’s intelligence agency of involvement in the extrajudicial killings of its citizens, saying it had credible evidence linking two Indian agents to the deaths of two Pakistanis in Pakistan last year. “We have documentary, financial, and forensic evidence of the involvement of the two Indian agents who masterminded these assassinations,” … Read more
U.S. authorities announced murder-for-hire charges Wednesday against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City after the man advocated for the establishment of a sovereign state for Sikhs. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced the charges against Nikhil Gupta, … Read more
On September 18, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly accused India of orchestrating the murder on Canadian soil of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a vocal advocate for Khalistan, an independent Sikh homeland in India. It sparked the ugliest row between New Delhi and any Western capital in recent memory. “Credible allegations of a potential link” – … Read more
The assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian national and Sikh separatist leader who was designated a terrorist by India in 2020 and was the chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force, has sparked a diplomatic standoff between the two nations. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pointed the finger at India, insinuating official involvement in … Read more
Advertisement Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, the foreign minister said Thursday, in an escalation of their dispute over the slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada. The moves come after Canada’s allegations that India may have been involved in the … Read more
Advertisement India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official familiar with the matter said Tuesday, ramping up a confrontation between the two countries over Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver. The official, who confirmed … Read more
Advertisement The recent spat between the Indian and Canadian governments over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia in Canada on June 18 has put the activities of Khalistanis in the diaspora under the spotlight. Nijjar, a prominent Khalistani separatist living in Canada, was wanted in India for over … Read more
Oceania | Diplomacy | Oceania The present state of India-Canada relations is something that Canberra is keen to avoid. Advertisement Canada’s accusation that India had a hand in the murder of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia has not only created a diplomatic crisis between India and Canada, but has far-reaching implications for both domestic and foreign policy in … Read more
Advertisement The Group of 20 Summit, hosted by India earlier this month, couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His pledge to make the African Union a permanent member became a reality. And under his leadership, the fractured grouping signed off on a final statement. It was seen as a foreign policy triumph … Read more
Advertisement When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood up in Parliament and said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen, the muted international response offered a lesson in modern geopolitics. India, it seems, may be too powerful to alienate. None of Canada’s most important allies — not the United States, Britain, … Read more