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From: Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com>
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Subject: India-Canada diplomatic row reignites
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:29:02 -0400
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A long-simmering diplomatic dispute between India and Canada has 
reignited, with the two countries announcing the expulsion of diplomats 
amid accusations that Indian government agents were involved in 
activities that threaten the safety of Canadians.

The latest row began on Monday when India’s Ministry of External Affairs 
said it had received “diplomatic communication” from Canada indicating 
that Indian diplomats were being considered “persons of interest” in 
relation to an investigation in the North American country.

Relations between New Delhi and Ottawa hit new lows last year after the 
Canadian government said it was investigating a link between Indian 
government agents and the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep 
Singh Nijjar, on Canada’s west coast.

New Delhi has denied any involvement in Nijjar’s killing, reiterating on 
Monday that it “strongly” rejected the “preposterous imputations” from 
Canada and would be withdrawing its diplomats and other officials from 
the country.

But hours later, the Canadian government said federal police had 
uncovered evidence that Indian agents were involved in activities that 
threaten public safety in Canada and it said it was expelling six Indian 
diplomats.

Here’s what we know about the deepening diplomatic row, what Canada and 
India have said about the matter, and what could happen next:

What has Canada said?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that the federal 
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) uncovered “clear and compelling 
evidence” that Indian government agents have engaged, and continue to 
engage, in activities that threaten public safety.

“This includes clandestine information-gathering techniques, coercive 
behaviour targeting South Asian Canadians, and involvement in over a 
dozen threatening and violent acts, including murder,” Trudeau said 
during a news conference.

Earlier in the day, the RCMP said it had found evidence of the 
involvement of Indian government agents “in serious criminal activity in 
Canada”, including links “to homicides and violent acts” and 
interference in democratic processes, among other things.

“This evidence was presented directly to Government of India officials, 
urging their cooperation in stemming the violence and requesting our law 
enforcement agencies work together to address these issues,” the RCMP 
said in a statement.

Canada’s foreign affairs department, Global Affairs Canada, then 
announced that six Indian diplomats and consular officials were being 
expelled from the country “in relation to a targeted campaign against 
Canadian citizens by agents linked to the Government of India”.

India’s high commissioner to Canada was among those directed to leave.
In a statement, Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly directly tied 
the Indian officials to Nijjar’s case: “The decision to expel these 
individuals was made with great consideration and only after the RCMP 
gathered ample, clear and concrete evidence which identified six 
individuals as persons of interest in the Nijjar case,” she said.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/14/india-canada-diplomatic-row-reignites-what-to-know-and-what-comes-next



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Dr. Auric D. Hellman
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