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Vikash Yadav, 'wanted' in Pannun case, was arrested by Delhi Police in 2023

Vikash Yadav's troubles began before his name appeared in DoJ files, having spent four months in Tihar Jail before being added to the FBI's wanted list

India's remaining diplomats put 'on notice': Canada's foreign minister

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mlanie Joly on Friday said the remaining Indian diplomats in the country are clearly on notice after Canada named the Indian High Commissioner in Ottawa as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader. Joly said the government would not tolerate any diplomats who contravene the Vienna Convention or put the lives of Canadians at risk. India expelled six Canadian diplomats on Monday and announced that it was withdrawing its High Commissioner in Canada after dismissing Ottawa's allegations linking the envoy to the probe into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada, however, said it had expelled six Indian diplomats. Joly, comparing India to Russia, said Canada's national police force has linked Indian diplomats to homicides, death threats and intimidation in Canada. We've never seen that in our history. That level of transnational repression cannot happen on Canadian soil. We've seen it elsewhere in Europe. Russia has

Problem lies with Trudeau's foreign policy: Canadian expert on India ties

Noting that Conservatives have been strong allies of India, George expressed hope that the ties between India and Canada would see a reset if a conservative government under Poilievre came to power

Diplomatic tensions between India, Canada have implications on Sikhs: NAPA

The recent diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, particularly surrounding the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, have had profound implications for the Sikh diaspora, the North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) said on Friday. This incident has intensified existing insecurities and divisions within the community, affecting how Sikh immigrant families navigate their identities, political beliefs, and social interactions, said Satnam Singh Chahal, NAPA's Executive Director. Earlier this week, India expelled six Canadian diplomats and withdrew its High Commissioner in Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma after dismissing Ottawa's allegations linking the envoy to a probe into the killing of Nijjar. Nijjar was gunned down in Surrey, British Columbia, in June last year. Chahal said the Nijjar incident has exacerbated pre-existing divides within the Sikh diaspora. Some community members view the Canadian government's stance as a legitimate defense of human rights, while others see it as an

Who is Vikash Yadav, former official charged by US for Pannun murder plot?

Vikash, also known as 'CC-1', a former official of India's Research and Analysis Wing, has been charged with an alleged conspiracy to assassinate Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US

India-Canada row: MEA on Bishnoi gang charge; US stings New Delhi. Updates

On Monday, Canadian officials led by Trudeau alleged that Indian diplomats in Canada were engaged in 'serious criminal activity' on their soil

Gap between actions, words: India slams Trudeau's 'One India' remarks

A day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke of 'One India' policy, India on Thursday said "no action" taken against anti-India elements there suggests there is a "gap" between action and words. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also told reporters that over the last several years, New Delhi has been reminding Ottawa to take actions against anti-India activities in that country. He was responding to a query on the comments made by Trudeau while he was testifying before the public inquiry into foreign interference in federal electoral processes and democratic institutions. "We have seen those comments of Prime Minister Trudeau that he believes in the 'One India' policy, but so far the actions that we have requested against anti-India elements who actually go against 'One India', who call for dismemberment and disunity of the country, who espouse separatist ideology...no action has been taken," Jaiswal said. "In a sense, there is a difference, ther

India-Canada row: Trudeau admits Canada had ‘no proof’ against India; MEA responds

'Trudeau is lying': Canada Oppn leader Poilievre on PM's recent testimony

MEA says Justin Trudeau's recent testimony before a Commission of Inquiry only confirms that Canada has presented no evidence in support of its allegations against India and Indian diplomats

26 extradition requests pending with Canada; shared Bishnoi gang info: MEA

The MEA said there is a gap between Canadian words and actions, saying it has shared information about various gang members

Police went public with diplomat's allegations to prevent violence: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Canada's national police force went public with its allegations against Indian diplomats this week because it had to disrupt violent acts in Canada including drive-by-shootings, extortions and even murder. The Royal Canadian Police said Monday it had identified India's top diplomat in the country and five other diplomats as persons of interest in the June 2023 killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The RCMP also said they uncovered evidence of an intensifying campaign against Canadians by agents of the Indian government. We are not looking to provoke or create a fight with India," Trudeau said. "The Indian government made a horrific mistake in thinking that they could interfere as aggressively as they did in the safety and sovereignty of Canada. We need to respond in order to ensure Canadians safety. Niijar's killing has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year and boiled over this week as the ...

Crucial to act together to defend nation's image: Cong on India-Canada row

Canadian PM Trudeau also admitted that his government had not provided India with hard evidence but just intelligence regarding the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

India-Canada row: Trudeau has no proof but support of Five Eyes. 10 Updates

Amid the ongoing India-Canada crisis, Justin Trudeau on Wednesday acknowledged that his government has no hard proof against India, inviting sharp criticism from New Delhi

PM Trudeau solely responsible for damage to India-Canada relations: MEA

As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified before a Commission of Inquiry, the MEA on Thursday said what it has heard only "confirms" New Delhi's consistent stand that Canada has "presented us no evidence" in support of the serious allegations Ottawa chose to level against India and Indian diplomats. Trudeau on Wednesday acknowledged that he had only intelligence and no "hard evidentiary proof" when he alleged the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement in the early hours on Thursday in response to media queries related to Trudeau's deposition, some of whose details came out in media reports. "What we have heard today only confirms what we have been saying consistently all along -- Canada has presented us no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations that it has chosen to level against India and Indian diplomats," MEA spokesperson

Canada-India diplomatic row impact on immigration, visas, students: Decoded

The frosty ties have impacted diplomatic operations, with both countries reducing staff at their respective high commissions

RCMP head urges Canadian Sikhs to speak as they move ahead on India probe

The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has urged the Sikh community here to speak out as they continue to investigate allegations linking the Indian government to an alleged campaign of violence on Canadian soil. In an interview with Radio-Canada on Tuesday, RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme urged people with knowledge relevant to the investigation they are doing to come forward, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported. Meanwhile, the federal standing committee on public safety and national security has called unanimously for an emergency meeting on the investigation of the Indian government's alleged covert operations in Canada, MP Alistair MacGregor was quoted as saying by the CBC. In an email on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the committee said that the meeting is expected to take place Friday morning. Members of the standing committee wrote in a letter dated Tuesday that the RCMP revelations are "very alarming." They asked for time to discuss "steps that .

'Time for Trudeau to go': Canada PM faces growing revolt within own party

The first public call for Justin Trudeau's resignation as Liberal Party leader came on Wednesday, even as a growing number of Liberals are reportedly working to force the prime minister to step down

India's cooperation correct next step: UK on diplomatic row with Canada

The government of India's cooperation with Canada's legal process is the right next step over the serious developments, the UK said on Wednesday with reference to the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), in a statement here, said that it remains in contact with Canadian partners over the ongoing Canadian investigation linked to the government of India and expressed confidence in Ottawa's judicial system. The statement follows India expelling six Canadian diplomats and withdrawing its High Commissioner in Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, earlier this week terming Canada's allegations as preposterous and part of a political agenda centred on vote-bank politics. The FCDO statement comes two days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer received a call from his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Monday. The UK and Canada are part of an intelligence alliance named 'Five Eyes', also comprising Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

India-Canada crisis: US sides with Trudeau's version on Nijjar row. Updates

US' remark followed a day after fresh diplomatic tensions arose between India and Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of supporting 'violent criminal activities' on Canadian soil

India-Canada row: Hardeep Nijjar supporters want Indian consulates closed

India-Canada row: Representatives of a gurdwara in British Columbia and a Sikh separatist group linked to Hardeep Nijjar raised their demands after India and Canada expelled each other's top diplomats