{"id":2036465,"date":"2023-09-18T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-says-it-has-credible-intel-linking-india-to-assassination-of-canadian-citizen\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T19:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:36:45","slug":"canada-says-it-has-credible-intel-linking-india-to-assassination-of-canadian-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-says-it-has-credible-intel-linking-india-to-assassination-of-canadian-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada claims to possess &#8216;credible&#8217; evidence connecting India to the killing of a Canadian citizen."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanada-says-it-has-credible-intel-linking-india-to-assassination-of-canadian-citizen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2036465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Canadian government\u2063 accuses Indian \u200bgovernment of involvement\u200c in assassination of \u200bCanadian citizen<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2062Canadian government has presented \u200b&#8221;credible&#8221; evidence linking the Indian government to \u2063the murder \u200cof Hardeep\u2064 Singh \u2064Nijjar, a Canadian citizen. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau \u2064made \u200cthis\u200b explosive announcement during a\u2064 session in the House of Commons,\u2064 revealing that Canadian intelligence was actively investigating the connection between\u200b the Indian\u200b government and the killing \u200bof Nijjar,\u200c a Sikh separatist\u200d leader, in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation comes at a time\u200b of strained relations between India and \u2063Canada, fueled\u200b in part by allegations that the Indian government was behind the\u2062 assassination. Trudeau emphasized that Canada is a country that upholds the \u2063rule of law and prioritizes \u2062the safety of its citizens and the \u200bdefense\u200b of its sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau \u200bdisclosed that he had personally discussed the matter with top\u200b Indian officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the recent G20 summit. He urged India&#8217;s cooperation in\u200d the\u200d investigation.<\/p>\n<h3>Expulsion of Indian diplomat \u2062and protests from \u2064Sikh diaspora<\/h3>\n<p>Following Trudeau&#8217;s\u2064 announcement, Canadian Foreign Affairs \u200dMinister Melanie Joly announced the expulsion of a high-ranking Indian diplomat from the country due to his alleged involvement\u2064 in\u2064 the murder.<\/p>\n<p>Nijjar was fatally shot \u2064by two masked gunmen in\u200b the crowded\u200b parking lot of\u2063 a Sikh temple in\u200d Surrey, British \u200cColumbia, \u2064in June. Supporters\u2062 of \u200dNijjar\u200d immediately pointed fingers at the Indian government, \u200cwhich had labeled\u2063 him a terrorist.\u200c This was \u200dthe third suspicious \u2064death within a few months, with Paramjit Singh Panjwar being shot dead\u200c in May in Lahore,\u2064 Pakistan, and Avtar Singh \u200cKhanda dying in \u2063Birmingham, United Kingdom,\u2063 under suspicious circumstances believed\u2062 to be poisoning.<\/p>\n<p>The Sikh diaspora in Toronto, London, Melbourne, and \u2064San Francisco erupted \u200din protests, blaming \u2062the Indian government for\u200c Nijjar&#8217;s killing. India \u2063remained silent on \u2063the accusations \u2063but expressed\u2064 outrage over the protests, especially\u200c after some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-says-it-has-credible-intel-linking-india-to-assassination-of-canadian-citizen\/\" title=\"Canada claims to possess 'credible' evidence connecting India to the killing of a Canadian citizen.\">demonstrators \u200ddisplayed signs advocating \u200bviolence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications for national sovereignty\u200d and celebration in \u200dIndia<\/h3>\n<p>The accusations have raised concerns about national sovereignty, particularly as Sikh \u200cnationalists organized nonbinding referendums on an independent Sikh state \u200cin\u2063 Canada and other locations outside of India.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau&#8217;s announcement \u2062was\u200b met with celebration \u200cby some figures in India. Akhilesh Mishra, an Indian columnist and\u200c CEO of the Mumbai think tank BlueKraft \u2064Digital Foundation,\u200b expressed that if Trudeau&#8217;s claims were true, it would serve as a warning to all terrorists\u2063 and anti-India entities \u2062that operating with impunity is no longer \u2064possible.<\/p>\n<h3>The historical context of Sikh separatism<\/h3>\n<p>Sikh separatism, which aims to establish\u200b the independent state \u200bof Khalistan, remains a sensitive issue in India. While the movement has largely refrained from violence in recent years, the 1980s witnessed a \u200bsurge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-ukrainian-christians-praying-in-february-2022\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Ukrainian Christians Praying In February 2022?\">separatist violence<\/a> \u2062that\u200b continues to \u200cimpact the present day.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d 1984, the Indian army launched Operation Blue\u2064 Star, an assault \u200con Sikh \u2063separatists \u200bwho had taken \u2063refuge in the\u200d Golden Temple, the holiest\u200b site of Sikhism. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-isis-leader-killed-in-airstrike-by-u-s-and-iraqi-forces\/\" title=\"Top ISIS leader killed in airstrike by U.S. and Iraqi forces\">operation resulted<\/a>\u200c in the deaths of hundreds \u2062of people, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pinkerton-are-we-prepared-for-cyber-war\/\" title=\"PINKERTON: Are We Prepared For Cyber War?\">including civilians<\/a>, and led to\u200b the assassination\u200b of\u2062 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by two of \u2062her Sikh bodyguards. This event triggered anti-Sikh riots\u200b across India, claiming \u200dthe lives of several thousand individuals. The \u2062insurgency in Punjab persisted for another decade, resulting in over 20,000\u200d additional deaths.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 How\u200c have the recent incidents \u2062allegedly orchestrated by\u2062 Indian\u2062 intelligence agencies affected the Sikh\u2063 diaspora and led \u2062to \u200cprotests worldwide?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cAct\u2064 believed to have\u2062 been orchestrated by Indian\u2062 intelligence agencies.\u2063\u2062 These incidents have fueled\u200c anger and fear\u2063 within the\u2062 Sikh diaspora,\u200c leading to protests around\u200b the \u2064world calling for justice \u200dand accountability.<\/p>\n<h3>Indian response\u2064 and denial<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200bIndian \u200dgovernment has vehemently denied\u2064 any involvement\u2064 in the murder of \u2063Nijjar and\u2063 has criticized Canada for\u2062 making \u2063baseless accusations. The Ministry of External\u2062 Affairs released a statement stating that the Canadian allegations were &#8220;unwarranted and unsubstantiated,&#8221; and emphasized\u200d that cooperation \u2064between \u2063the \u2063two countries should be based \u2064on &#8220;truth and understanding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>India has also \u200bexpressed concerns about the safety \u200band security \u2064of its diplomats in Canada,\u2062 warning \u2062that the expulsion of the\u2063 Indian diplomat may have repercussions on the bilateral relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n<h3>International\u200c implications and implications for Indo-Canadian relations<\/h3>\n<p>The accusation made by the Canadian government\u2062 not only \u2063threatens to strain \u2062bilateral\u200c relations \u200bbetween India and Canada, but also\u200b has\u200b wider implications on\u2064 the international stage. It raises questions about\u200b the\u200b extent to which\u200c countries should hold each other accountable for the\u200b safety \u2064of their citizens, even if it means engaging in diplomatic confrontations.<\/p>\n<p>The Sikh diaspora, which is spread across several countries including Canada, the United\u200d Kingdom, \u200dand the United \u2062States, \u200chas been vocal in \u2063its demands for justice for \u2064Nijjar and other\u2064 Sikh activists who have been\u2062 targeted. This situation has the\u200c potential to further divide the Sikh community and complicate relations between India and Sikh-dominated nations.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200b Canadian government&#8217;s \u2064accusation of Indian government involvement in\u200c the assassination of a \u200cCanadian citizen is a serious allegation that has far-reaching \u2062implications.\u2062 The tensions between\u2064 the two\u2064 countries may escalate in the \u200dcoming weeks and months, as investigations continue\u200b and diplomatic actions are taken. It is crucial for both India and Canada\u2062 to prioritize open and transparent communication in order to address \u200dthe concerns of\u2062 their \u200ccitizens and maintain a\u200b cooperative relationship based on trust \u200cand \u200crespect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian government claims to possess &#8220;credible&#8221; evidence connecting the Indian government to the assassination of a Canadian citizen. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed this information in the House of Commons, stating that Canadian intelligence is investigating a potential link between the Indian government and the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Sikh separatist in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2036466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2036465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2036465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2036465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2036465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2036466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2036465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2036465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2036465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}