Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly says she had spoken with her Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, and requested Indian cooperation in the investigation in Nijjar case.
Defending the expulsion of the 6 Indian diplomats, Trudeau said in a statement that the activities by the Indian agents were posing a threat to public safety in Canada.
India, Canada expelled 6 diplomats each on Monday. India says it has right to take steps in response to ‘Trudeau Government's support for extremism, violence and separatism against India’.
Top RCMP officers allege that Indian diplomats have been involved in major crimes across Canada, including collecting info for Indian govt that is then used to target South Asian diaspora.
The move came hours after the MEA said Ottawa told New Delhi that the high commissioner and other Indian diplomats were ‘persons of interest’ in a Canadian investigation.
India-Canada ties rocky since Trudeau last year said Ottawa was investigating ‘credible allegations’ linking Indian officials with killing of Indian designated terrorist Hardeep Nijjar.
Jaishankar's remarks came close on the heels of Canadian Parliament paying homage to Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed outside a gurdwara in Surrey last year.
MEA spokesperson also calls Australian documentary on Indian govt’s attempts to 'coerce' Sikh diaspora as containing 'blatant untruths'. Appears to serve political agenda, he adds.
The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Delightful!!!
Canada must impose strict economic sanctions on India.
This would be a blessing for us and a headache for Canada. Indian economy is not dependent on Canada in any manner whatsoever.
Delightful!!!
Canada must impose strict economic sanctions on India.
This would be a blessing for us and a headache for Canada. Indian economy is not dependent on Canada in any manner whatsoever.