India-Canada Row News
According to media reports, designated Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, was arrested by Canadian authorities following a violent shooting incident in Milton, Ontario.
The incident occurred in Brampton, where protestors carrying Khalistani flags clashed with people at the Hindu Sabha temple on Sunday and disrupted a consular event co-organised by the temple authorities and the Indian Consulate.
For the first time, Canada has included India in its list of cyber threat adversaries.
The leaked information by the Canadian government implicated Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah in allegedly directing hostile activities on Canadian soil.
EAM S Jaishankar also referenced the fact that Canada claims freedom of speech when Indian diplomats are openly threatened, yet overreacts to social media comments made by Indian journalists.
Recalled Indian envoy to Canada Sanjay Verma alleged that Khalistani extremists and terrorists are 'deep assets' of Canada Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
The MEA said that besides these requests, there are several provisional arrest requests which are also pending with the Canadian side of several criminals.
With Canada already on a diplomatic offensive and reaching out to the United Kingdom and the United States, India has also started working to turn the tide in its favour.
Kugelman highlighted the seriousness of the situation, noting that the diplomatic fallout between the two countries bears striking similarities to the Indo-Pakistan relationship.
Since the assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian PM Trudeau has been mounting accusations over the Indian diplomats and linking them with the incident without producing significant evidence.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid escalating diplomatic tensions with India, after New Delhi withdrew diplomats in response to Canada's accusations.
Canada has termed Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma as 'person of interest' in connection with the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The Indian diaspora, mostly of Sikh ethnicity, is considered an influential bloc in Canada's politics.
The alleged footage captures Nijjar departing Gurdwara's parking lot in his grey Dodge Ram pickup truck. As he nears the exit, a white sedan obstructs his path, and two individuals quickly approach, firing at Nijjar.
Visa services were suspended following a diplomatic row over the killing of Khalistani sympathiser Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused "agents of the Indian government" in the killing of a Khalistani terrorist, a claim India vehemently rejected as "absurd and motivated."
EAM S Jaishankar has said that the suspension of visa services for Canadians is in line with the Vienna Convention.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau reacted to the whole saga once again yesterday saying that the Indian government's crackdown on Canadian diplomats was making normal life difficult for millions of people in both countries.
Canada's decision to withdraw 41 diplomats and their family members from India follows a dispute over diplomatic immunity.
The tensions between Canada and India were further exacerbated when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that the Indian government was involved in the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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