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The federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the last two general elections. The Indian flag is seen flying at the High Commission of India in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Canada to probe allegations India meddled in past 2 general elections

Interim report due May 3, with a final report expected by the end of the year

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he chose to reveal a possible link between the Indian government and the killing of a Canadian to “put a chill” on India amid concerns in the Sikh community over safety. Trudeau takes part in an interview at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

‘Chill’ on India the aim of Surrey shooting allegations reveal: Trudeau

Prime minister says speaking about possible links to Surrey shooting helped keep Canadians safe

 

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun poses in this undated handout photo. For years, Pannun — who says he’s a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S. — has been a thorn in the side of New Delhi, which regards him as a terrorist for his activities in support of an independent Sikh state known as Khalistan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Who is U.S.-Canadian lawyer Gurpatwant Pannun, alleged target of murder plot?

An unsealed indictment says Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 52, was recruited to arrange the killing

 

FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk during the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2022. The warm ties India and the United States have built are being tested after US prosecutors on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, accused an Indian official of orchestrating an alleged assassination plot in New York City. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool, File)

India-U.S. ties could face test after a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh

The plot, which was foiled a U.S. sting, emerged just days after the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk during the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2022. The warm ties India and the United States have built are being tested after US prosecutors on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, accused an Indian official of orchestrating an alleged assassination plot in New York City. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool, File)
American prosecutors say a man allegedly involved in a murder plot against a Sikh activist on U.S. soil also discussed the killing of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar, just hours after Nijjar was gunned down outside a British Columbia temple. The murder-for-hire plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was revealed in a U.S. Federal Court indictment. Pannun speaks, Sept. 26, 2014 in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Craig Ruttle

Prosecutors say accused in U.S. murder plot talked about B.C. man’s killing

Indictment alleges Nikhil Gupta was recruited to orchestrate death of American Sikh activist

American prosecutors say a man allegedly involved in a murder plot against a Sikh activist on U.S. soil also discussed the killing of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar, just hours after Nijjar was gunned down outside a British Columbia temple. The murder-for-hire plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was revealed in a U.S. Federal Court indictment. Pannun speaks, Sept. 26, 2014 in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Craig Ruttle
People watch rescue operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Officials in India said Tuesday they were on the verge of rescuing the 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country’s north, after rescuers drilled their way through debris to reach them. (AP Photo)

41 trapped Indian workers emerge smiling after 17 days trapped underground

Workers extracted on a wheeled stretcher pulled through a meter-wide tunnel of welded pipes

People watch rescue operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Officials in India said Tuesday they were on the verge of rescuing the 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country’s north, after rescuers drilled their way through debris to reach them. (AP Photo)
People watch rescue operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Officials in India said Tuesday they were on the verge of rescuing the 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country's north, after rescuers drilled their way through debris to reach them. (AP Photo)

Trapped Indian tunnelers freed after 17 days underground

41 workers have survived on food and oxygen supplied through narrow steel pipes

People watch rescue operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Officials in India said Tuesday they were on the verge of rescuing the 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country's north, after rescuers drilled their way through debris to reach them. (AP Photo)
The Indian flag flies at the High Commission of India in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals after 2-month break

Service suspended in wake of Canadian suggestions India was involved in death of Sikh separatist

The Indian flag flies at the High Commission of India in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
People watch rescue and relief operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in mountainous Uttarakhand state, India, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Rescuers have been trying to drill wide pipes through excavated rubble to create a passage to free 40 construction workers trapped since Sunday. About 200 disaster relief personnel have been using drilling equipment and excavators in the rescue operation with the plan to push steel pipes 2.5-foot (0.76 meter) -wide through an opening of excavated debris with the help of hydraulic jacks to safely pull out the stranded workers. (AP Photo)

Workers trapped in collapsed Indian tunnel as glitches delay rescue

Some of the 40 workers trapped since Sunday getting sick as rescue efforts continue

People watch rescue and relief operations at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in mountainous Uttarakhand state, India, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. Rescuers have been trying to drill wide pipes through excavated rubble to create a passage to free 40 construction workers trapped since Sunday. About 200 disaster relief personnel have been using drilling equipment and excavators in the rescue operation with the plan to push steel pipes 2.5-foot (0.76 meter) -wide through an opening of excavated debris with the help of hydraulic jacks to safely pull out the stranded workers. (AP Photo)
Air India planes are parked at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Canada’s transport minister and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call “threats” against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Manish Swarup

Canada investigating ‘threats’ against Nov. 19 Air India flights

Organizer of unofficial referendums on Sikh independence calling for a ‘global blockade’

Air India planes are parked at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Canada’s transport minister and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call “threats” against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Manish Swarup
A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, September 18, 2023. Thousands of Sikh voters are expected to turn out today in the Metro Vancouver municipality of Surrey, to vote in an unofficial referendum at the centre of Canada’s ongoing tensions with India. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Thousands turn out for B.C. vote on Sikh independence

2nd of 2 referendums on Khalistan — an independent state in India proposed by some Sikhs — held Sunday

A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, September 18, 2023. Thousands of Sikh voters are expected to turn out today in the Metro Vancouver municipality of Surrey, to vote in an unofficial referendum at the centre of Canada’s ongoing tensions with India. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Organizers of an upcoming vote on an independent Sikh state say Canada’s allegations of India’s links to the killing of Nijjar have significantly bolstered vocal support for their cause. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Sikh activists in B.C. emboldened by Trudeau’s comments on India ahead of referendum

Sikhs For Justice is scheduled to hold a second round of voting on Oct. 29

A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Organizers of an upcoming vote on an independent Sikh state say Canada’s allegations of India’s links to the killing of Nijjar have significantly bolstered vocal support for their cause. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
As tensions flare between India and Canada, recruitment firms say interest from workers moving between the two countries has not dropped significantly – even though anxiety is building. The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Indians still want to move to Canada despite growing anxiety over political tensions

Nearly half of tech workers who migrated to Canada between April 2022 and March 2023 came from India

As tensions flare between India and Canada, recruitment firms say interest from workers moving between the two countries has not dropped significantly – even though anxiety is building. The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A priest displays a relic of Sufi saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani outside his shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Canada still attractive to Indians considering a move, just not as much

Nearly half of the international tech workers who migrated to Canada last year came from India

A priest displays a relic of Sufi saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani outside his shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Organizers of an upcoming vote on an independent Sikh state say Canada's allegations of India's links to the killing of Nijjar have significantly bolstered vocal support for their cause. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Emboldened B.C. Sikhs speaking up as vote on independent state looms

Organizers of unofficial referendum point to Trudeau possibly linking India to Surrey killing

A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Organizers of an upcoming vote on an independent Sikh state say Canada's allegations of India's links to the killing of Nijjar have significantly bolstered vocal support for their cause. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Indian flag flies at the High Commission of India in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

India to start processing visa applications in Vancouver, other consulates

Decision comes a month after it suspended the services in Canada and for Canadian citizens

The Indian flag flies at the High Commission of India in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a spat with India, arguing Ottawa needs a “professional relationship” with that country. Poilievre rises during Question Period, Friday, October 20, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Poilievre blames Trudeau for deteriorating relationship with India

Conservative leader says Trudeau soured India relations, as Modi government laments Liberals

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a spat with India, arguing Ottawa needs a “professional relationship” with that country. Poilievre rises during Question Period, Friday, October 20, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard next to a police barricade outside the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.India is defending its diplomatic actions a day after Ottawa announced it had pulled most of its envoys from the country over what it called a precedent-setting diplomatic threat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Altaf Qadri

Trudeau says India’s move against Canadian diplomats should concern the world

Canada has removed most of its diplomatic presence from India

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard next to a police barricade outside the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.India is defending its diplomatic actions a day after Ottawa announced it had pulled most of its envoys from the country over what it called a precedent-setting diplomatic threat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Altaf Qadri
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly listens to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speak during a news conference, Thursday, October 19, 2023 in Ottawa. Joly says Canada has removed most of its diplomatic presence from India after New Delhi threatened to strip diplomatic immunities from them and their families. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada yanks diplomats from India over threat of lost immunity

Joly says 41 of 62 envoys pulled after ‘precedent-setting’ diplomatic protection warning

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly listens to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speak during a news conference, Thursday, October 19, 2023 in Ottawa. Joly says Canada has removed most of its diplomatic presence from India after New Delhi threatened to strip diplomatic immunities from them and their families. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
FILE - A man rides a bike outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot in June. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

US fears row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China

U.S. officials have also repeatedly urged India to cooperate in the investigation of Nijjar’s killing

FILE - A man rides a bike outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot in June. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)