India’s envoy to Ottawa Dinesh Patnaik told CBC News, after PM Modi’s meet with PM Carney, that India welcomes Canada declaring the Bishnoi gang a terrorist entity and denies links to Nijjar’s killing.
Dan Rogers also spoke of 'transnational repression', which Canada has accused India of being involved in, including Hardeep Nijjar's killing. He didn’t name Nijjar though.
Meeting on sidelines of G7 summit in Canada, Narendra Modi & Mark Carney agreed to name high commissioners, resume consular and diplomatic services, and restore partnership.
No bail hearings lined up yet for the 4 men, their next court appearances in February will be pre-trial conferences, British Columbia Prosecution Service representative tells ThePrint.
Canadian intel chief Nathalie Drouin denies links between the leaders & 'criminal activity within Canada'. This comes 2 days after claim was made by Canadian media, which India dismissed.
Affiliated with Bambiha syndicate, gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla moved to Canada in 2018 where he became close to Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, it is learnt.
Though Indian security officials confirmed Dalla’s arrest, Canadian authorities have neither sent any formal communication nor confirmed the identity of the accused so far.
At a press briefing Tuesday, jointly addressed by foreign ministers Jaishankar and Penny Wong, the Indian minister called Sunday’s incident in Brampton ‘deeply concerning’.
As duo who has pleaded guilty to shooting Ripudaman Singh Malik awaits sentencing, one key question is whether Sikh separatist Nijjar’s murder was retaliation for Malik’s killing.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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