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Canada-India diplomatic row over Sikh activist's assassination grows as top diplomats are expelled
The brazen June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada sparked a diplomatic row with India that continues to escalate.
Expelled Indian high commissioner denies involvement in murder of Sikh leader in Canada
India’s high commissioner to Canada has denied any involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader who was killed in British Columbia last year even though the Canadian government has named him as a person of interest in the assassination.
Understanding Canada’s Fight With India Over a Murdered Sikh Activist
The diplomatic rift has suddenly grown more stark as Canada amplifies its accusations that India is directing lethal operations abroad.
'Validation' for Sikh activists after Canada slams Indian tactics
Ottawa's accusations this week detailing a deadly Indian campaign against its Canada-based critics may have further derailed bilateral relations -- but to Sikh activists, the striking disclosures brought validation.
How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other’s diplomats?
Nijjar was fatally shot in his pickup truck in June 2023 after he left the Sikh temple he led in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. An Indian-born citizen of Canada, he owned a plumbing business and was a leader in a movement to create an independent Sikh homeland, which is banned in India.
Canada-India Relations at Breaking Point: Diplomats Expelled Over Sikh Activist Murder Allegations
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India again rejects Canada's claim it works with gangs targeting Sikh separatists
As India doubles down on rejecting the claim it is behind widespread crimes in Canada, its foreign ministry is accusing Ottawa of trying to smear New Delhi.The federal government ordered India's top envoy to leave the country on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in extortion,
Canada and India Expel Each Other’s Diplomats After Murder of Sikh Leader
Canada is home to the world’s largest Sikh community outside of India. The Indian government looks upon them with suspicion and claims that they are proponents of the separatist Khalistan movement, which seeks to carve a homeland for Sikhs out of India’s Punjab region.
India and Canada expel top envoys in Sikh separatist killing row
India and Canada each expelled the other's ambassador and five other top diplomats, after New Delhi said its envoy had been named among "persons of interest" following the killing of
Sikh separatist leader vows to keep fighting India from Toronto
Last week, US federal prosecutors charged an Indian government official with orchestrating a plot to murder a Sikh activist in New York City. India has designated that activist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun,
India and Canada expel top diplomats amid row over Nijjar’s assassination
Canada‘s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, says India was asked to waive diplomatic and consular immunity and cooperate in the investigation but it refused
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The Sikh separatist whose murder sparked India-Canada row
Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose murder in June 2023 near his home in Vancouver sparked a diplomatic storm between ...
India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over assassination of Sikh activist
India said Monday it was recalling its ambassador and other diplomats from Canada, hours after it rejected a Canadian notification that the ambassador was a “person of interest” in the assassination ...
Canada’s emergence as a haven for terrorists
When asked if Canada is becoming a safe haven for terrorists, David Harris, former Chief of Strategic Planning of the ...
Facing Murder Plot Accusations, India Aids U.S. but Is Stern With Canada
In both cases of plans targeting Sikh separatists, suspicions of New Delhi’s involvement have arisen. That has put India in a ...
Canada's foreign minister says India's remaining diplomats are on notice not to harm Canadians
Canada’s foreign minister says India’s remaining diplomats in the country are “clearly on notice” not to endanger Canadian ...