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India, Canada Expel Diplomats Over Alleged Aiding Criminal Acts, Murder
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#Issues #Canada #Hardeep #India #Justin #Khalistan #Nijjar #Singh #Trudeau ©October 15th, 2024 ®October 16, 2024 9:20 am Diplomatic relations between India and Canada appeared to have collapsed on Monday as both countries expelled six each other top diplomats following India refusal to remove the diplomatic immunity on some of its Diplomats, Canadian Government suspected to have been involved in criminal acts and murder of Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was agitating for the declaration of Khalistan Republic from India whom Indian security had accused of being a member of Khalistan Tiger Force, KTF, a secessionist armed group that was declared a terrorist organisation by India government in February, 2023. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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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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country
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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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roters S Med bringing you the news in a
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