India-Canada Row: In a blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a report by Canada’s Overseas Interference Committee said that the inquiry into Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s homicide discovered no definitive hyperlink to any international state. Trudeau had accused India of orchestrating the assassination of Khalistani terrorist Nijjar on Canadian soil. The Canadian authorities had additionally alleged the involvement of Indian Dwelling Minister Amit Shah within the case. India has denied all allegation whereas asking Canada to current concrete proof.
Discussing alleged international interference in Canadian elections, a public inquiry cautioned towards misinformation whereas acknowledging that some international entities tried to meddle. Nevertheless, it concluded that the nation’s democratic establishments stay sturdy.
“Disinformation can be used as a retaliatory tactic, to punish selections that run opposite to a state’s pursuits. This may occasionally have been the case with a disinformation marketing campaign that adopted the Prime Minister’s announcement relating to suspected Indian involvement within the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (although once more no definitive hyperlink to a international state could possibly be confirmed),”
The report claimed that Canada was making an attempt to enhance relations with India however the identical received derailed after Nijjar’s killing.
“Till just lately, Canada was making an attempt to enhance its bilateral relationship with India. Nevertheless, the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, coupled with credible allegations of a possible hyperlink between brokers of the Authorities of India and Mr. Nijjar’s demise, derailed these efforts. India has repeatedly denied these allegations,” famous the report.
The report additionally accused China, India, Pakistan and Russia of finishing up international interference actions. The Canadian authorities established the general public inquiry in September 2023 to analyze whether or not China, Russia and different nations interfered in Canadian federal elections in 2019 and 2021 that re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. India has rejected the report and the allegation of interfering within the Canadian democratic course of.
