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Unfortunate that Trudeau's allegations brought in without evidence: USISPF

USISPF president and CEO Mukesh Aghi on Friday said it was unfortunate that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations against India in his parliament last month were brought without concrete evidence. Tensions flared between the two nations after Trudeau's allegation linking Indian agents to the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. India strongly rejected the charges and also voiced its concern over the safety of Indian diplomats and India's diplomatic premises in Canada. It's unfortunate that an important issue was brought without any concrete evidence into the parliament and from there the relationship between the two nations has gone down, Aghi told PTI in an interview. The relationship goes way back between the two countries. You have a large trade, over 230,000 Indian students studying there. Canada has invested almost $55 billion in India and it's unfortunate that a country's prime minister goes into a parliament and says credible .

Canada's House of Commons elects Greg Fergus as its first Black Speaker

Canada's House of Commons has elected Greg Fergus as its new Speaker, making the Liberal lawmaker the first Black Canadian to hold the position. The election was triggered by the resignation of Anthony Rota, who stepped down last week after he invited and honoured a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke before the Canadian parliament last month, Canadian lawmakers gave 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka a standing ovation when Rota drew attention to him. Rota introduced Hunka as a war hero who fought for the First Ukrainian Division. Observers later began to publicise the fact that the First Ukrainian Division also was known as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, or the SS 14th Waffen Division, a voluntary unit that was under the command of the Nazis. Rota later apologised saying he had not been aware of that. Fergus, 54, is a Quebec Liberal lawmaker. After lawmakers elected him to the role through a secret ball

Canada not looking to escalate situation, says Trudeau amid diplomatic row

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada was not looking to "escalate" the situation with India amid the diplomatic row between the two countries over the killing of a Khalistani separatist and asserted that his government will continue to have "constructive relations" with New Delhi. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Trudeau also said that it's important for Canada to have diplomats on the ground in India, amid a report by London-based Financial Times that New Delhi wants as many as 41 of 62 remaining Canadian diplomats out of the country, the Toronto Sun newspaper reported. "Obviously, we're going through an extremely challenging time with India right now," Trudeau was quoted as saying by the Canadian newspaper. He, however, did not confirm the FT report that India has asked Canada to withdraw 41 of 62 diplomats from the country. Asked if his government would retaliate by asking India to remove diplomats based in Canada, Trudeau insisted his government would try to kee

Nijjar killing row: India asks Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats by Oct 10

India has told Canada that if any of these diplomats stay after October 10, their diplomatic immunity will be revoked

Elon Musk accuses Justin Trudeau of crushing free speech in country

His remark came in wake of a recent order of the Canada government which makes it compulsory for online streaming services to formally register with the government for 'regulatory controls'

Govts will have to talk and see how they take it forward: EAM on Canada row

The governments of India and Canada will have to talk to each other and see how they resolve their differences over the death of a Khalistani separatist, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, asserting that the larger issue of "permissiveness" must be flagged and addressed. During an interaction with Indian journalists here on Friday, he said India was ready to look into the information related to Canada's allegations of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia. The issue is as follows, which is that the Canadians have made some allegations. We have pointed out to them that this is not the government of India's policy, but if they are prepared to share with us specifics and anything relevant, we are also open to looking at it. So in that sense, that's where the matter stands, Jaishankar said. But what we do not want to see is an incident treated in isolation because then that ..

Canada committed to 'closer ties' with India, says PM Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada is "very serious" about building closer ties with India as it is a growing economic power and important geopolitical player, but wants New Delhi to work with Ottawa to ensure that they get the full facts about the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Tensions flared between India and Canada following Trudeau's explosive allegations of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Nijjar on his country's soil on June 18 in British Columbia. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020. India angrily rejected the allegations as "absurd" and "motivated" and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case. Trudeau said despite credible allegations against India, Canada is committed to building closer ties with it, The National Post newspaper reported. Speaking at a press conference in Montreal, Trudeau said that he thinks it is extrem

US Secy Blinken meets EAM S Jaishankar, skips Canada row in readout

The official readout of the meeting between Blinken and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Washington didn't reference the dispute

Canada committed to build closer ties with India: Trudeau amid standoff

Pointing to the increasing influence of India worldwide, Trudeau said that it is "extremely important" that Canada and its allies continue to engage with India

This isn't govt policy, open to specific info: EAM on Canada's allegations

In the wake of Canada's allegations about India's potential involvement in the killing of a Khalistani separatist on its soil, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that New Delhi conveyed to Ottawa that it is not the government of India's policy and it is open to looking at specific and relevant information in the case. Yes, I do have a comment. I'll share with you very frankly what we told the Canadians, Jaishankar said during a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) here Tuesday when asked if he had any comment on the allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that agents of the government of India are linked to the killing of a Canadian Sikh. "One, we told the Canadians that this is not the government of India's policy. Two, we told the Canadians saying that look, if you have something specific, if you have something relevant, let us know. We are open to looking at it, he said during a conversation with former US Ambassador to India and CFR ..

India spat spills over into boardroom of Canadian potash firm Karnalyte

Karnalyte Resources Inc. abruptly canceled plans to meet with its Indian board members as the governments of Canada and India traded barbs over the killing of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil

There ought to be fair probe into Canada's allegations against India: US

The United States has said there ought to be a full and fair investigation into Canada's allegations that the Indian government was involved in the killing of a separatist Sikh leader in British Columbia earlier this year. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said this at a news conference here on Tuesday. "They are such concerning allegations that we think there ought to be a full and fair investigation," Miller said, adding, "Canada has said it is committed to doing that, and we believe the Indian government should cooperate with it." The official was responding to a question on a row between Canada and India after the conclusion of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. Canada has accused India of being involved in the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. India has termed the allegations "baseless" and said Canada has become a safe haven for terrorists. "We are obviously quite concerned about the situation in Canada. We have cooperated closely with

Govt should take necessary measures: Adhir Ranjan on Khalistan supporters

Dozens of Khalistan supporters on Monday outside the Indian Consulate in Vancouver held a protest against the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Canada's lentil sales to India slow after Trudeau raises murder suspicions

Canada is India's main import source of lentils, a protein-rich staple used to make daal curry

At UNGA, EAM Jaishankar takes veiled dig at Canada PM Trudeau

Diplomatic standoff

Indo-Canada row may have unintended costs

We will continue military cooperation, says Canadian Army Vice Chief

The ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada is not going to adversely impact the bilateral defence ties, Canada's Deputy Army Chief Major General Peter Scott said on Tuesday as the two-way relations plunged to an all-time low following Ottawa's allegations against New Delhi over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. Scott, currently on a visit to India primarily to attend the Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs' Conference (IPACC), told PTI that the matter should be resolved at the political level and it should not have a bearing on India-Canada military cooperation. "That (the row) is not going to have an impact on us. We leave the matter at hand to the political level to try and resolve it. We are happy to be here and we do not see the issue clouding matters (military ties) at this point at all," he said. The Canadian Army commander also complimented India for its role towards the common vision of a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific. The ties between India and .

Was not in loop of Trudeau's allegations against India, says David Eby

The premier of Canada's British Columbia province, where Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed, has said he was not taken into the loop on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's explosive allegations against India and came to know about it only one hour before they came in the public domain. Premier David Eby's comments came as he met Prime Minister Trudeau on Monday, on a day when some Khalistan supporters held demonstrations outside the Indian missions in Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto. Tensions flared between India and Canada following Prime Minister Trudeau's allegations of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar, 45, outside a gurdwara in Surrey in British Columbia on June 18. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020. India has angrily rejected the allegations as "absurd" and "motivated" and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case. India last week asked Canada t

Deeply embarrassing: Trudeau on honouring Nazi veteran in Canadian Parl

While speaking at a news briefing, Trudeau stopped short of calling for Parliament speaker Anthony Rota to step aside from the role he's held since 2019

What Five Eyes shared with Trudeau, Canada on Khalistani leader Nijjar