Who is Lawrence Bishnoi, the gangster at the centre of India-Canada spat? Canadian officials this week said Bishnoi’s gang was targeting Sikh dissidents at the behest of the Indian government. Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2024
The Bishnoi Gang: The Notorious Syndicate Canada Says Is India's Proxy India's Bishnoi crime gang has a grim reputation for assassinations and extortion on its home soil, but now its reach appears to stretch much further after it was accused of involvement in the murder of a Sikh separatist in Canada. International Business Times · Oct 16, 2024
Latest Canada-India diplomatic tensions are another serious obstacle to an improved relationship Canada-India relations have suffered a major setback after Canadian law enforcement authorities accused Indian agents of involvement in “homicides, extortion, and violent acts” on Canadian soil. The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024
Timeline of tensions: How India-Canada relations soured Tensions between the two countries were brewing long before the latest diplomatic spat. Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2024
Canada-India ties could take a long time to recover A simmering diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada has resurfaced as the countries have expelled each other’s top diplomats over a year-long dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
Ties tank as Canada accuses Indian diplomats of ‘criminal activity’: What did front pages say? India has withdrawn its envoys from Canada and expelled their Canadian counterparts in New Delhi after Indian diplomats were named as “persons of interest” in the investigation of the killing of pro-Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The diplomatic ties have tanked, about a year after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau… Newslaundry · Oct 15, 2024
Nijjar murder row: India stood up to Canada, but its balancing act now at risk in US Canada’s decision to confront Delhi with the findings of its investigations, pointing to alleged Indian government involvement in the June 2023 Nijjar killing, comes almost exactly one year after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claims. This is a calculated escalation at a time the shadow of a linked case looms… Newslaundry · Oct 15, 2024
How a temple killing sparked new tensions between India and Canada The Khalistan movement is banned in India, but has support among the Sikh diaspora, particularly in Canada The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
Trudeau Slams India As Tensions Soar Over Sikh Separatist's Murder Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India Monday of making a "fundamental error," as an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year saw both countries expel each other's ambassadors. International Business Times · Oct 15, 2024
India-Canada diplomatic row reignites: What to know and what comes next Canada accuses Indian government agents of being involved in ‘serious criminal activity’, a claim India rejects. Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2024
India and Canada expel diplomats in Sikh separatist murder row The row has been running on for months since the murder in June Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2024
Canada and India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over a 2023 assassination Canada and India have each expelled six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024
Canadian police accuse Indian diplomats of ‘criminal’ activities including homicides Accusations made hours after both countries expel senior diplomats in escalating row over killing of Sikh activist The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024
India to withdraw High Commissioner to Canada as row over Nijjar death escalates The government on Monday summoned Canadian Charge d'Affaires and told him that they would not accept the baseless targeting of the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats in Canada. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Oct 14, 2024
International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024 India To Recall Top Envoy To Canada: Foreign Ministry India said Monday it was withdrawing its envoy to Canada because Ottawa was investigating him and other diplomats as "persons of interest", after the killing last year of a Sikh separatist leader.
Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2024 Canada, India expel diplomats as police uncover ‘campaign of violence’ India rejects accusations by Canada that Indian government agents took part in activities that threaten public safety.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024 Sikh separatist targeted in California ‘assassination attempt’ Satinder Pal Singh Raju’s truck ‘sprayed with bullets’ on California interstate
The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2024 Sikh separatist leader survives alleged assassination attempt in California Satinder Pal Singh Raju ‘sprayed with bullets’ on highway in another attack targeting Khalistan advocates
The Walrus · Jun 24, 2024 India’s Election Shake-Up Will Impact Canada Narendra Modi’s weakened third term forces Trudeau’s government to rethink its complicated relationship with India
Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2024 Sikh assassinations: Are the US and Canada raising the heat on India? A year after Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder, court cases in Canada and US are testing ties with India.
Reason · Jun 19, 2024 "Indian National" Extradited "in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen" for Citizen's Sikh Separatist Advocacy The government alleges that Nikhil Gupta was involved in a "plot, directed by an employee of the Indian government, to target and assassinate a U.S. citizen for his support of the Sikh separatist movement in India."
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024 Australia quietly expelled four Indian spies who targeted politicians and defence tech — report Their expulsion was kept quiet to avoid public embarrassment for Narendra Modi’s government, ABC investigation finds
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024 India second biggest foreign threat to Canada after China, says government panel India is exerting ‘influence across all orders of government’ in Canada, report says
Al Jazeera · May 27, 2024 Indian diaspora divided as Modi’s office lobbies US fans to influence vote Hope and anxiety grip the diaspora in US, reflecting divided sentiments about India’s future if Modi returns to power.
The Hindu · May 17, 2024 Capacity building important component in India's defence, security engagement with Maldives: MEA MEA spokesperson discusses India's defence engagement with Maldives, arrests in Canada, and other international relations in briefing.