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Ties betwixt India and Canada were severely deed aft then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said successful Parliament successful September 2023 that determination were “credible allegations” that agents of the Indian authorities were progressive successful the sidesplitting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar successful June of that year. (Photo: X/ File)
A time aft the Canadian study by the Foreign Interference Commission said that determination is no definitive overseas nexus successful the disinformation campaign that came aft Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India manus successful pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing, the Canadian High Commission successful New Delhi said connected Thursday that the committee was “not mandated to analyse the execution of Nijjar” and “it is up to the courts to determine accountability”.
A Canadian High Commission spokesperson told The Indian Express connected Thursday, “PIFI (Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference) was not mandated to analyse the execution of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The connection successful question simply reflects that, ultimately, it is up to the courts to determine accountability with respect to this analyzable matter, which remains nether investigation.”
The report, which runs into 7 volumes, was commissioned to look into overseas interference into the Canadian elections and antiauthoritarian processes, including intra-party elections.
The Ministry of External Affairs Tuesday rejected the probe study by Foreign Interference Commission, identifying India arsenic the “second astir progressive country” (after China) engaging successful electoral overseas interference successful Canada, and said that successful fact, it was Canada which has been consistently interfering successful India’s interior affairs.
On the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar connected 18 June 2023, the study says that the archetypal appraisal of Canada’s information and quality agencies was that this was a pack oregon transgression activity, and the Prime Minister Trudeau was informed of this. “Over the people of the summer, however, quality revealed India’s involvement… The Prime Minister was promptly briefed connected the updated assessment”.
“The authorities wanted India to admit its engagement successful the sidesplitting but besides needed a pragmatic attack to resoluteness the issue. The Prime Minister testified that the contiguous attack was to prosecute with India and pass the request for the 2 countries to enactment unneurotic portion ensuring… accountability. Canada besides reached retired to its allies to guarantee a corporate and coherent response,” it adds.
On however Canada discussed the contented with India, it says, “A fig of meetings took spot betwixt the National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, the CSIS Director, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and their Indian counterparts successful August and September 2023. India did not admit that it was progressive successful Nijjar’s killing.”
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On 18 September 2023, the Globe and Mail published an nonfiction saying that Canadian officials had accusation astir imaginable Indian engagement successful Nijjar’s killing. Following this, Trudeau told the House of Commons that information agencies had been actively pursuing credible allegations of a imaginable nexus betwixt agents of the Government of India and Nijjar’s death, it adds.
“On 14 October 2024, the RCMP publically released findings astir agents of the Government of India being progressive successful superior transgression enactment successful Canada. Simultaneously, GAC (Global Affairs Canada) announced that Canada had expelled six Indian diplomats and consular officials successful narration to a targeted run against Canadian citizens by agents linked to India. These individuals were identified arsenic persons of involvement successful the sidesplitting of Nijjar.”
Ties betwixt India and Canada person been severely deed aft past Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau successful September 2023 stated successful Parliament that determination were “credible allegations” Indian authorities agents were progressive successful the sidesplitting of pro-Khalistan separatist fig Hardeep Singh Nijjar successful June 2023. India rejected the allegations calling them “absurd” and “politically motivated”. It has led to superior downgrading of the relations, arsenic diplomats, including High Commissioners, person been expelled by some countries.
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