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US Urged India To ‘Cooperate Fully’ With Canadian Investigation: Official

September 29, 2023 admin

S Jaishankar also met members of the US Congress on Thursday. Washington, DC: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged India to “cooperate fully” with the ongoing Canadian investigation into the killing of a Khalistani terrorist, a senior state department official said on Friday, a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the…

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Explained | What is the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance

September 27, 2023 admin

The story so far: The recent allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linking the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil to the Indian government has put the spotlight on the intelligence-sharing alliance ‘Five Eyes’ (or FVEY), which is believed to have provided the information that “helped” Canada. In an interview with…

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Morning Digest | Centre extends AFSPA in parts of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for another six months; ‘High level of military tension’ with China over last three years, says EAM Jaishankar, and more

September 27, 2023 admin

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, beginning October 1. Image for representation purpose only. File U.S. calls for ‘full and fair investigation’ into Canada’s allegations against India The United States has said there ought to be a full and…

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Told Canada it is not government policy: Jaishankar on Nijjar killing

September 26, 2023 admin

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Canada had seen significant amounts of “organised crime relating to secessionist forces. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In the latest round of sparring between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last June, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the…

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U.S. calls for ‘full and fair investigation’ into Canada’s allegations against India

September 26, 2023 admin

Demonstrators holding flags and signs protest outside India’s consulate, a week after Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi’s involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on September 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has said there ought to…

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Morning Digest | Photos of bodies of two Meitei students who went missing in July surface on social media; Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views, and more

September 26, 2023 admin

Women form a human chain to protest against the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki community people in Manipur, in Imphal. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tibetans want more autonomy, not freedom or political separation from China: Dalai Lama Tibetans are asking for more autonomy, but not political separation, asserted…

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Morning Digest | Canada’s Defence Minister describes relationship with India ‘important’; Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India, says Moody’s, and more

September 25, 2023 admin

Members of the United Hindu Front stage a protest against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the India-Canada issue at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on September 24. | Photo Credit: ANI Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India: Moody’s Global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in centralised…

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India-Canada row | Blinken says U.S. ‘wants to see accountability’ on Nijjar slaying

September 22, 2023 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses members of the press on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the Lotte Palace Hotel in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was “deeply concerned” about allegations that India had…

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Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar’s murder with India weeks ago, says Trudeau

September 22, 2023 admin

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada shared evidence that Indian government agents were potentially involved in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia with New Delhi weeks ago, Prime Minister…

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Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?

September 20, 2023 admin

A mural features the image of late Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was slain on the grounds of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in June 2023, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada on September 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at…

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