India’s territorial integrity must be respected, says Canada

The connection was meant to clarify Ottawa’s presumption connected the stance of Khalistanis, galore of whom are Canadian citizens, an contented connected which India has expressed concerns respective times implicit the past fewer years. He said, “Nonetheless, determination are advocates for a Khalistani homeland successful antithetic countries, including successful Canada.”
“Canada and India are partners going backmost galore decades. India is an progressively important planetary subordinate and Canada is taking relationship of that successful its policies,” helium said.

He noted that determination was an “upswing successful the ties” till the G20 Summit successful September 2023, and the 2 nations were besides moving connected a overseas commercialized agreement. However, the assassination of Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, connected Canadian ungraded “set successful bid a bid of events culminating successful the expulsion of 41 diplomats”.

While admitting that the ties are successful a “complicated place”, Morrison said the 2 countries person channels of connection unfastened and are continuing to talk.
In September 2023, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau made a connection successful the House of Commons astir the “potential involvement” of Indian agents successful the sidesplitting of Nijjar. India rejected Trudeau’s allegations arsenic “absurd” and “motivated” and expressed interest implicit Canada becoming a hub of pro-Khalistan Sikhs.

Bilateral ties plummeted pursuing the enactment and commercialized talks betwixt the 2 nations derailed. Canada arrested 4 Indian nationals successful the people of their investigations into the Nijjar case.

After Lok Sabha polls successful June this year, Trudeau, portion congratulating PM Narendra Modi connected his re-election, had said talks with India tin present resume connected “some precise superior issues astir nationalist information and keeping Canadians harmless and the regularisation of law”.

In June this year, the Canadian Parliament had observed a infinitesimal of soundlessness successful the representation of Nijjar. India had responded with a memorial work successful Vancouver to wage tribute to the 329 victims of the Air India formation bombed by Khalistani terrorists successful 1985.

On September 7, 2023, Canada established a Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference successful Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, focusing connected India, China, Russia and different overseas actors. The last study of the enquiry is to beryllium submitted by December 31 this year.