India, Canada and Sikh

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.
India denies Canadian allegation that it uses mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada
India’s government is denying that it works with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged publicly this week by Canadian officials in an escalating diplomatic dispute
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.
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.
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
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.
Violence and Threats: How a Campaign of Fear Has Shaken Canada’s Sikhs
Tightly knit communities in Ontario and British Columbia have been rocked by violent events in the past 18 months. Now the ...
'He doesn't care': Amarinder Singh slams Trudeau for 'ruining' India-Canada ties for vote bank
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for damaging ...
Only 5 extradition requests for terrorists resolved by Canada, rest in limbo: Indian envoy
Canada has resolved five out of 26 extradition requests from India regarding Khalistani terrorists, with the remaining ...
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India’s envoy to Canada rejects involvement in Sikh activist’s killing
Montreal, Canada – India’s high commissioner to Canada has rejected allegations of involvement in the 2023 killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader in the country, slamming the Canadian ...
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Canada expels Indian diplomats over accusations of threatening, violent acts and murder
The Canadian government on Monday expelled six Indian diplomats as it accused New Delhi of a broad campaign of violence, spying and indimidation against dissidents on Canadian soil. India expelled ...
Trudeau has wrecked Canada-India political relations, says expelled envoy
India's envoy to Canada, who is being expelled over what Ottawa says are links to the murder of a Sikh leader, insisted in an ...
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 ...