India

Minister of International Trade Mary Ng speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Ng isn’t saying whether a major visit to India is going ahead, raising questions about a halted trade deal amid frosty relations between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his counterpart in New Delhi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Ng postpones ‘Team Canada’ trade mission to India amid strained relations

The move comes after Canada paused negotiations for a trade deal with India

Minister of International Trade Mary Ng speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Ng isn’t saying whether a major visit to India is going ahead, raising questions about a halted trade deal amid frosty relations between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his counterpart in New Delhi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Organizers of an unofficial referendum on Punjabi independence being held in British Columbia have added a question to the ballot asking if India’s high commissioner was responsible for the murder of a prominent B.C. Sikh leader in June. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Sikh referendum asks B.C. voters about killing outside Surrey temple

Vote about Punjabi independence to include question about if India had role in Nijjar death

Organizers of an unofficial referendum on Punjabi independence being held in British Columbia have added a question to the ballot asking if India’s high commissioner was responsible for the murder of a prominent B.C. Sikh leader in June. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Modi has expressed ‘strong concerns’ to Canada for its handling of the Punjabi independence movement, on the same day where the Sikh community in Metro Vancouver held a vote on the matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

India has ‘strong concerns’ about Canada’s handling of Sikh independence

Prime Minister Modi: Sikh movement promoting secessionism and inciting violence

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Modi has expressed ‘strong concerns’ to Canada for its handling of the Punjabi independence movement, on the same day where the Sikh community in Metro Vancouver held a vote on the matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plane is seen on the tarmac after being grounded due to a technical issue following the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Forces to the rescue after plane breakdown strands Trudeau in India

PM wants to be at the Liberal caucus retreat that starts Wednesday in London, Ont

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plane is seen on the tarmac after being grounded due to a technical issue following the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
FILE- Indian cricket fans wait for the start of the Cricket World Cup match between India and New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, Thursday, June 13, 2019. India has two official names: India, a nomenclature used and accepted in English communication worldwide, and a Sanskrit and Hindi appellation that is “Bharat.” This choice of name is now under spotlight, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government making calls that Indians should rather call their country Bharat and not India. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

India or Bharat? A nation ponders a change in its national identity

Dinner invite sparks speculation as Modi’s ministers push to rebrand the country

FILE- Indian cricket fans wait for the start of the Cricket World Cup match between India and New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, Thursday, June 13, 2019. India has two official names: India, a nomenclature used and accepted in English communication worldwide, and a Sanskrit and Hindi appellation that is “Bharat.” This choice of name is now under spotlight, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government making calls that Indians should rather call their country Bharat and not India. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reflected in a mirror as he holds a press conference in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau wants to talk foreign meddling with India’s leader

PM plans to pull Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aside during G20 summit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reflected in a mirror as he holds a press conference in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Southeast Asia looks to Canada for economic peace and stability

Canada welcomed into partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
India’s envoy to Canada says he’s optimistic both countries can circumvent heated diaspora politics to form closer ties. High Commissioner of India to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma poses for a photo in Ottawa, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

India ‘satisfied’ with Canada’s response to rising Sikh-related heat

Surrey shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar has amplified rhetoric, raised questions of safety

India’s envoy to Canada says he’s optimistic both countries can circumvent heated diaspora politics to form closer ties. High Commissioner of India to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma poses for a photo in Ottawa, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
High Commissioner of India to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma speaks to reporters during an interview in Ottawa on Thursday, August 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

India to grant Canada requested pause in trade talks

Talks have been progressing rapidly after a 5-year hiatus

High Commissioner of India to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma speaks to reporters during an interview in Ottawa on Thursday, August 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) staff celebrate the successful landing of spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the moon at ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network facility in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. India has landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an unchartered territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements, as the country cements its growing prowess in space and technology.(AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India’s lunar rover comes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk

Chandrayan-3 Rover poised to do 2 weeks of research on the moon’s southern polar region

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) staff celebrate the successful landing of spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the moon at ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network facility in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. India has landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an unchartered territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements, as the country cements its growing prowess in space and technology.(AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, Aug.14, 2023. Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar)

Floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region leave at least 33 dead

Heavy rains trigger flooded roads and washed away homes in the mountainous Himachal Pradesh state

A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, Aug.14, 2023. Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar)
Ottawa says law enforcement is “engaged” after a a video circling online that appears to threaten Indian diplomats in Canada. The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Police ‘engaged’ as Ottawa says video contains threat against Indian diplomats

June shooting death of Sikh preacher in Surrey has prompted unrest

Ottawa says law enforcement is “engaged” after a a video circling online that appears to threaten Indian diplomats in Canada. The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Indian army soldiers patrol a deserted village in Churachandpur, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Indian opposition lawmakers visit violence-wracked state in bid to pressure government

The conflict in Manipur has become a global issue due to the scale of violence

Indian army soldiers patrol a deserted village in Churachandpur, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A Manipur policeman stands guard as members of Meira Paibis, powerful vigilante group of Hindu majority Meitei women, block traffic to check vehicles for members from rival tribal Kuki community, in Imphal, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Monday, June 19, 2023. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi Thursday, July 20, broke more than two months of his public silence over the deadly ethnic clashes that have marred the country’s remote northeast Manipur state, a day after a viral video showed two women being paraded naked by a mob, sparking outrage across the nation. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

India breaks silence over ethnic violence after mob shown molesting women

Mobs have rampaged through villages in Manipur, leaving more than 130 people dead since May

A Manipur policeman stands guard as members of Meira Paibis, powerful vigilante group of Hindu majority Meitei women, block traffic to check vehicles for members from rival tribal Kuki community, in Imphal, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Monday, June 19, 2023. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi Thursday, July 20, broke more than two months of his public silence over the deadly ethnic clashes that have marred the country’s remote northeast Manipur state, a day after a viral video showed two women being paraded naked by a mob, sparking outrage across the nation. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
FILE- Indians cheer as they watch the on screen the lift off of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 22, 2019. Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for “moon craft” in Sanskrit, will blaze its way to the far side of the moon on Friday, July 14, 2023, a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago to achieve a soft landing and roving on the lunar surface. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
FILE- Indians cheer as they watch the on screen the lift off of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 22, 2019. Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for “moon craft” in Sanskrit, will blaze its way to the far side of the moon on Friday, July 14, 2023, a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago to achieve a soft landing and roving on the lunar surface. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly arrives at the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade to appear as a witness, in Ottawa, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Joly is raising concerns about “unacceptable” imagery for an upcoming protest by Sikh organizations, and is pledging to protect India’s diplomats in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Joly concerned for safety of India’s diplomats, after B.C. Sikh temple murder

Canada’s foreign minister calls protest poster ‘unacceptable’

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly arrives at the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade to appear as a witness, in Ottawa, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Joly is raising concerns about “unacceptable” imagery for an upcoming protest by Sikh organizations, and is pledging to protect India’s diplomats in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Photo: Mark Brett, Penticton Herald/Local Journalism Initiative Hardeep Singh Chahal holding daughter Keerat Kaur, his wife Kamaldeep Kaur and daughter with good friend Pierre Levesque Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the Penticton Sikh Temple.

Happy ending for Penticton family who feared deportation

The family has been invited to reapply for their cancelled work visas

Photo: Mark Brett, Penticton Herald/Local Journalism Initiative Hardeep Singh Chahal holding daughter Keerat Kaur, his wife Kamaldeep Kaur and daughter with good friend Pierre Levesque Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the Penticton Sikh Temple.
Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel (left to right), son Dharmik Jagdishkumar Patel, wife and mother Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar Patel and daughter Vihangi Jagdishkumar Patel are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Amritbhai Vakil **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths

Extradition process underway for 2 Vancouver residents in connection with 2022 tragedy

Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel (left to right), son Dharmik Jagdishkumar Patel, wife and mother Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar Patel and daughter Vihangi Jagdishkumar Patel are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Amritbhai Vakil **MANDATORY CREDIT**
FILE - Indian commuters leave at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj train terminus in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Demographers are unsure exactly when India will take the title as the most populous nation in the world because they’re relying on estimates to make their best guess. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

When exactly will India surpass China as most populous?

Both China and India have more than 1.4 billion people

FILE - Indian commuters leave at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj train terminus in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Demographers are unsure exactly when India will take the title as the most populous nation in the world because they’re relying on estimates to make their best guess. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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As India’s population soars above all, fewer women have jobs

Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. For 16…

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