NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday found himself at the receiving end of criticism for referring to Diljit Dosanjh as a ‘Punjabi singer’ instead of an ‘Indian singer’ in a social media post.BJP minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa took a jibe at the Canadian Prime Minister and accused Trudeau of engaging in “deliberate … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday night described as “fake” and “completely fabricated” a media report which claimed that a “secret memo” was issued by New Delhi in April to take “concrete” measures against certain Sikh separatists including Hardeep Singh Nijjar. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the report is part of a “sustained disinformation … Read more
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said there is a room for diplomacy to address the ongoing bilateral row between India and Canada, adding that both sides are in touch to ease the tensions.The relationship between India and Canada plummeted after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s allegations of a “potential” involvement of … Read more
NEW DELHI: After effectively taking ownership of the Canadian intelligence that allegedly implicates India in the killing of a Khalistan leader, the Five Eyes countries have thrown their lot with Canada on the issue of parity in diplomatic presence with India that saw the Indian government expelling 41 Canadian diplomats this week.Shortly after India said … Read more
NEW DELHI: “A large number of Canadian diplomats have left India in the last 24 hours,” Canadian Broadcasting Corp CBC reported on Thursday.Last month, the external affairs ministry had called on Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff in India amid the ongoing row that erupted following Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau‘s allegation linking Indian agents … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s shocking allegations that India orchestrated the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar leaves President Joe Biden caught between one of the US’s closest allies and an increasingly important partner in countering China.The Indian government on Tuesday denied that it had anything to do with the slaying of Nijjar in Canada, calling … Read more
WASHINGTON: Having dropped a bombshell by alleging the Indian government was behind the assassination of a Khalistani extremist in Canada, the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Ottawa was not looking to escalate matters with India even as Washington cautiously backed his demand for an investigation into the killing. “We are not looking … Read more