Tensions between Canada and India have escalated, leading to Ottawa expelling India's top envoy and five other diplomats. The move comes amid accusations that the Indian government was involved in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
OTTAWA — Ottawa's decision Monday to expel India 's top envoy and five other diplomats is just the latest development in tensions that have simmered for months between the two countries. India is a staunch opponent to the Khalistan separatist movement, in which some Sikhs advocate for an independent state called Khalistan to be carved out of India n territory.
Some Sikh temples have been found to be openly venerating people connected with acts of violence like the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight, which is the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history.In September 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canadian intelligence services are investigating"credible" information about"a potential link" between India's government and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
This past May, police in Edmonton arrested three Indian nationals and charged them with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Nijjar's death. Canada is among the countries that have spent years trying to court New Delhi amid growing concerns about China. Ottawa has said that India is key to promoting democracy and pluralism worldwide.
In 2018, Trudeau's visit to India caused controversy when it emerged that his delegation had invited Jaspal Atwal — a B.C. Sikh convicted of attempting to assassinate an Indian cabinet minister in 1986 — to two events with Trudeau.
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