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TopicKanishka tragedy

Topic: Kanishka tragedy

Kanishka attack ‘terrible moment in Canadian history’, violent extremism still a concern—Canada spy chief

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.

India-Canada ties are having a summer thaw. Now we need answers on Kanishka bombing

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Kanishka bombing. And India-Canada relations seem to be witnessing an Indian summer, undergoing a thaw after the...

40 years after Kanishka bombing, Canadian police have solved the ‘Mr X’ riddle

One of the men behind a bomb test in Vancouver Island weeks before the AI 182 tragedy couldn't be identified & never faced charges. Now, he is dead.

Hitman gets life for killing Kanishka bombing suspect Ripudaman Malik, family questions who hired him

A Canadian Supreme Court judge held Tanner Fox guilty of second-degree murder. The sentencing of other accused, Jose Lopez, will take place Friday.

Pro-Sikh separatist group to host Canadian ex-intel officer for talk on ‘Indian transnational repression’

WSO in Canada says ex-intel officer Daniel Stanton will take part in 'fireside chat' organised by non-profit, which has in the past denied role of Sikh extremists in Kanishka bombing.

Was Nijjar’s killing retaliation? Canada has Ripudaman’s killers, but not who ordered hit

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.

Global media on China and Russia’s ‘profound friendship’ & Ripudaman Singh’s killers coming to blows

International media kept up its close coverage of diplomatic spat between India & Canada, reporting on how Canadian officials allegedly fed intelligence about India to the Washington Post.

2 men tell Canadian court they were paid to kill Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in Kanishka bombing

Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez plead guilty to 2022 shooting of Ripudaman Singh Malik, but don't reveal who hired them. Malik's family demand that those responsible be brought to justice.

India mustn’t give Canada’s conscience an easy pass. Build a Kanishka memorial

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Dr Sankurathri lost his family in Kanishka bombing. An ‘India-Canada peace garden’ will be his legacy

Silent on India-Canada row, the Padma Shri awardee runs a foundation in memory of wife, son & daughter that works towards education & equitable access to eye care in rural Andhra.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.