India Canada News LIVE Updates

India Canada News LIVE Updates: An unnamed Canadian official today told The Associated Press that they have surveillance intelligence on India's involvement in the killing of a the Khalistani leader as well as intelligence from a member of the “Five Eyes” alliance. However, the person did not name which member of the alliance gave the evidence to Canada.

Earlier today, Canada said that acts of aggression, hate, intimidation or incitement of fear have no place in the country amid the circulation of an online video in which Hindu Canadians are told to leave the country.

Earlier, a Canadian official familiar with the situation informed The Associated Press on Thursday that the accusation regarding India's potential involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is grounded in surveillance activities conducted on Indian diplomats in Canada. This information includes intelligence received from a significant ally within the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance, which comprises the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to a lack of authorization to publicly discuss the matter, revealed that the communications under scrutiny involved Indian officials and Indian diplomats stationed in Canada. Specific details of the intelligence source or the contents of these communications, as well as the methods used to acquire them, were not disclosed.

The initial report on this intelligence was made by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In response to these developments, India took measures to halt the issuance of visas to Canadian citizens and requested a reduction in Canada's diplomatic personnel. This escalation in tensions between the previously close allies stems from Ottawa's allegations suggesting New Delhi's potential involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Sikh separatist, in a Vancouver suburb in June. Relations between the two nations have reached their lowest point in years following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement on Monday regarding "credible allegations" of Indian involvement in the assassination.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who had obtained Canadian citizenship in 2007 after being born in India, had been sought by Indian authorities for an extended period before his fatal shooting outside the temple he led in the city of Surrey.

Addressing the complex diplomatic situation during the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, Prime Minister Trudeau acknowledged the challenges at hand. He stated, "The decision to share these allegations on the floor of the House of Commons was not taken lightly. There is no doubt that India is a country of growing importance and a country with which we must continue to collaborate."

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08:49:18 PM IST, 22 September 2023

India Canada News LIVE Updates: Majority feels Indian diplomats are in danger in Canada, finds survey

An exclusive survey conducted by CVoter reveals that a majority of respondents are of the opinion that the lives of Indian diplomats in Canada are in danger because of the alleged unwillingness of the Justin Trudeau-led government to rein in or take legal action against Khalistani extremists issuing public threats against diplomats serving in the Indian High Commission in Canada and consulates. The CVoter survey had a sample size of 3,303 respondents.Overall, close to 54 per cent of the respondents are of the opinion that there is danger to the lives of Indian diplomats in the country, while 26 per cent seem to be of the opinion that there is no danger to their lives.

08:16:57 PM IST, 22 September 2023

India Canada News LIVE Updates: Consultant says number of Indian students going to Canada may drop

Given the current situation between India and Canada, there may be a drop in the number of Indian students going to Canada for higher studies, said a consultant with Star Global Education Alliance. “Many students who were keen on choosing Canada as their desired destination are now looking at alternatives in countries like the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA,” Ravi Veeravalli, Principal Consultant, Star Global Education Alliance, told IANS. According to Veeravalli, there is a general sense of uneasiness in Canada among the students who are expecting some kind of retaliation by the Canadians.

07:56:38 PM IST, 22 September 2023

India Canada News LIVE Updates: Dialogue only solution, says Punjab MP Sahney on India-Canada ties

Member of Parliament from Punjab, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, on Friday responded to Indian political dispute with Canada by saying "he always strongly believe dialogue is the only solution to every diplomatic problem". Sahney expressed concern on the statement of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his exaggerated allegation on India.

"Instead of giving a public statement and deporting a senior Indian diplomat without substantiate premises to it, he should have initiated a dialogue with India via diplomatic channels on his concerns or doubts about any interference of India in any of the action on their sovereign soil," Sahney said in a statement. He also requested the government of India that hostilities "lead us nowhere".

"Shutting down the issuance of visas is not a prudent step at all. There are lakhs of Punjabis who reside in Canada, one wrong step and they will have to face the collateral damage. Canadian Sikhs by and large are pro-India and can't be demeaned for the acts of a handful of fundamentalists," Sahney, who is also the International President of World Punjabi Organisation, said he has been in touch with many progressive Canadian MPs for peaceful resolution of this issue.