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diplomatic relations between India and
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Canada appeared to have collapsed on
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Monday as both countries expelled six
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each other top diplomats following India
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refusal to remove the Diplomatic
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Immunity on some of its diplomats
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Canadian government suspected to have
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been involved in criminal acts and
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murder of six separatist leader had s
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nja who was agitated for the Declaration
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of kistan Republic from India whom
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Indian security had accused of being a
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member of kistan Tiger Force ktf a
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secessionist armed group that was
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declared a terrorist organization by
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India government in February
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2023 had s nja was killed with multiple
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gunshots in Canada on June 18th
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2023 Canadian government accused six
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Indian diplomats of adding the criminal
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act and killing of the separatist leader
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on its soil on Monday Canada expelled
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the six diplomats following India to
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remove Immunity Clause to pave way for
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Canadian Security operation to
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investigate them India in a swift
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reaction on Monday retaliated and
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expelled six STP Canadian diplomats and
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said it has recalled its diplomats from
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Canada on the ground that they were no
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longer safe in the North America country
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kistan is the name of the proposed state
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envisioned by some SS incorporating the
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Indian state of Punjab as well as other
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Punjabi speaking areas of Northern India
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to establish a sick Nation the Etho
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religion Liberation movement gained
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attention in the 1970s and early 1980s
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in India Canadian Prime Minister Justin
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Trudeau in a press conference said the
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Indian government meant a fundamental
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error in thinking that the cold engage
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in supporting criminal activities
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against Canadians here on Canadian soil
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the economic Times reported that after
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new expelled six Canadian diplomats from
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India foreign policy experts and Senior
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fellow the obso Research Foundation
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sushan sarin called for an investigation
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into Canada's interference in India's
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Internal Affairs he emphasized the need
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to Pro Canadian Nos and embassies that
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support Caris element the calling back
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of our officials about whom Canadians
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have said that investigations can be
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done against them if you say this about
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any official that the will be
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investigated then it becomes completely
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dishonest for them to stay in the
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the official can't function there Sirin
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said Sirin asserted that India has given
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a strong reaction but along with it
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there should also be some action the
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reaction is quite strong but along with
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the reaction there should be some action
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also Canada's interference in India be
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it their NGS their embassies should also
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be investigated so that they can be
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exposed as to how they encourage kistan
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he added India can keep open embassies
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but can close their consulates if
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relations deteriorate further siren also
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spoke about the deteriorating relations
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between the two Nations and asserted
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that even if Canadian Prime Minister
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Justin Trudeau is not there in power the
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relations will not get better soon
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rotters reported and stated that the
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Diplomatic role represents IM meal
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deterioration of relations between the
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two commonwealth countries ties have
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been friends since Canadian Prime
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Minister Justin Trudeau said last year
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he had evidence linking Indian agents to
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the assassination of siik leader had s
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nja on Canadian territory the government
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now has clear and compelling evidence
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that agents of the government of India
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have engaged in and continue to engage
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in activities that POS a significant
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threat to Public Safety tro said at a
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news conference these activities
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involved clandestine information
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gathering techniques cessive Behavior
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targeting South Asian Canadians and
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involvement in over a dozen threatening
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end violent Acts including murder he
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said this is unacceptable he said adding
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that India had committed a fundamental
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error by engaging in criminal activities
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in Canada India has long denied through
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those accusations on Monday it dismissed
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Canada's move on the inquiry and accused
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Trudeau of P uing a political agenda the
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in an
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earlier news conference the government
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of India had undertaken a broad campaign
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against Indian dissidents including
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homicides and extortion it had also used
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organized crime to taret the South Asian
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community in Canada and interfered in
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Democratic processes police said Bridget
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gin rcmp's assistant commissioner said
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what we have seen is the use of
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organized crime elements and named the
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bishy group she said the group we
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believe is connected to the Agents of
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the government of India Canada's foreign
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Ministry said the decision to expel this
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individuals was met with great
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consideration and only after the RCMP
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gathered ample clear and concrete
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evidence which identified six
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individuals as Persons of Interest in
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the nja case India said it was with
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drawing its diplomats from Canada
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because it was not confident that their
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cty could be guaranteed we have no Fai
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in the current Canadian government's
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commitment to ensure their security
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therefore the government of India has
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decided to withdraw the High
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Commissioner and other targeted
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diplomats and officials India's foreign
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Ministry said in his statement India
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also said it had asked six Canadian
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diplomats to leave by Saturday the
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ministry also also said it had summoned
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acting High Commissioner in India Stuart
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wheeler currently Canada's top Diplomat
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in the South Asian country Canada's
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foreign minister Melanie jie said the
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government had requested India to remove
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the Diplomatic Immunity of six diplomats
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so that the Canadian investigative
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agencies could question them regarding
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the allegations of criminal activity but
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since India did not cooperate it had to
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expel the diplomats when not seeking
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diplomatic confrontation with India she
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said but we will not sit quietly as
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agents of any country are linked to
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efforts to threaten harass or even kill
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Canadians Canada withdrew more than 40
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diplomats from India in October 2023
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after New Delhi asked otwa to reduce its
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diplomatic presence according to
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