India-Canada Diplomatic Row: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday amid rising tensions between Canada and India following the alleged assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. This comes after, India has withdrawn a few of its diplomats from Ottawa and expelled six Canadian officers from New Delhi. The motion got here as Canada implicated a number of Indian Excessive Commissioners and diplomats in its investigation into Nijjar’s killing. New Delhi has criticized the Trudeau authorities, stating that it has not offered a shred of proof to assist its claims.
Based on an official assertion from the Canadian Prime Minister’s Workplace, Justin Trudeau mentioned the latest developments, calling them a “focused marketing campaign towards Canadian residents by brokers linked to the Authorities of India.” The assertion additionally famous that the Canadian and UK leaders agreed to stay in shut and common contact because the state of affairs unfolds.
As we speak, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Prime Minister of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer, concerning the focused marketing campaign towards Canadian residents by brokers linked to the Authorities of India. Extra on what was mentioned: https://t.co/iCvXc0nYQl
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In the meantime, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs whereas eradicating Indian diplomats from Ottawa stated, “It was underlined that in an environment of extremism and violence, the Trudeau Authorities’s actions endangered their security. We’ve got no religion within the present Canadian Authorities’s dedication to make sure their safety. Due to this fact, the Authorities of India has determined to withdraw the Excessive Commissioner and different focused diplomats and officers,” the MEA asserted.
India-Canada Diplomatic Tensions
Tensions between India and Canada stay excessive after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau instructed his nation’s parliament final yr concerning the “potential involvement” of Indian authorities brokers within the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nonetheless, Trudeau’s authorities has but to supply any proof to Indian authorities to substantiate these allegations.
On Canada’s transfer to hyperlink the Indian diplomats to Nijjar case, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs on Monday stated that Prime Minister Trudeau’s hostility towards India has been evident for a very long time.
the ministry additional stated, “The Authorities of India strongly rejects these preposterous imputations and ascribes them to the political agenda of the Trudeau Authorities that’s centered round vote financial institution politics,” the MEA assertion stated.
Responding to the strongly worded assertion from the MEA on Monday, Canada PM Trudeau accused the Indian authorities of creating a ‘basic error’ by supporting felony actions in Canada, reported ANI.
Trudeau, talking at a press convention in Ottawa, underscored the importance of an upcoming assembly between the nationwide safety advisors of Canada and India, scheduled for this weekend in Singapore.
Canadian PM recalled his latest interplay with PM Narendra Modi by saying, “Once I spoke to PM Modi on the finish of final week, I highlighted how extremely essential [the] assembly between our nationwide safety advisors in Singapore this weekend was going to be. He was conscious of that assembly, and I pressed upon him that the assembly must be taken very, very severely,” ANI quoted Trudeau.
