The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) of India has positioned full accountability for the deteriorating relations between India and Canada on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This assertion comes after Trudeau’s testimony earlier than a Fee of Inquiry, the place he admitted he had no ‘arduous evidentiary proof’ when accusing Indian authorities brokers of involvement within the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Within the early hours of Thursday, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) issued a press release in response to media queries concerning Trudeau’s deposition, some particulars of which had surfaced in media stories. In its sstatement MEA reiterated India’s long-held stance that Canada has failed to supply any proof to assist the intense allegations it has made.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised, “What now we have heard right now solely confirms what now we have been saying constantly all alongside – Canada has introduced us no proof by any means in assist of the intense allegations that it has chosen to stage towards India and Indian diplomats.”
Diplomatic Fallout Lies with Trudeau, Says MEA
The Indian authorities has firmly positioned the accountability for the injury triggered to India-Canada relations on Trudeau. The MEA acknowledged, “The accountability for the injury that this cavalier behaviour has triggered to India-Canada relations lies with Prime Minister Trudeau alone.”
This follows Trudeau’s claims in a public inquiry that Indian diplomats had been allegedly gathering data on Canadians who opposed the Narendra Modi authorities, and that this data was being handed on to the very best ranges inside the Indian authorities and legal organizations just like the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
India Rejects Allegations Linking Brokers to Legal Gangs
India has strongly refuted makes an attempt by Canadian authorities to hyperlink Indian brokers with legal gangs in Canada. Sources in New Delhi categorically rejected Ottawa’s declare that it had shared proof with India within the Nijjar case, stating it was “merely not true.” Furthermore, earlier allegations made by Trudeau accusing India of covert operations concentrating on Canadian nationals had been additionally dismissed.
Escalation of Diplomatic Tensions
In response to the escalating diplomatic row, India expelled six Canadian diplomats and withdrew its excessive commissioner from Canada earlier this week. This adopted Ottawa’s allegations linking Indian diplomats to a probe into Nijjar’s killing. The diplomatic fallout marks a big downturn in already strained relations between the 2 nations.
The diplomatic rift started in September final 12 months when Trudeau accused India of “potential” involvement within the killing of Nijjar, a Canadian citizen who was declared a terrorist by India. Nijjar was shot lifeless exterior a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023. India has constantly rejected these allegations as “absurd” and maintained that the primary challenge between the 2 nations is Canada’s tolerance of pro-Khalistan parts working with impunity from Canadian soil.
