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‘Politically Motivated’: India Rejects ‘Baseless’ Canadian Media Reports On Nijjar Case | India News

‘Politically Motivated’: India Rejects ‘Baseless’ Canadian Media Reports On Nijjar Case | India News

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Last Updated:March 02, 2026, 18:38 IST India sharply criticised Canadian media reports on Hardeep Nijjar’s case as “baseless” and “politically motivated and called for credible law enforcement processes. The Canadian reports on Nijjar came during PM Mark Carney’s visit to India. (Reuters) India on Monday categorically rejected “baseless” allegations by the Canadian press on New Delhi’s involvement in the murder of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, calling them “politically motivated” and unsupported by credible evidence. India’s sharp response came after Canadian reports claimed to have evidence linking India’s involvement in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023 in British Columbia. These reports surfaced while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was on his first visit to India, which is widely seen as part of an effort to repair bilateral ties. “India categorically rejects allegations of involvement in transnational violence or organised crime. These claims are baseless, politically motivated and unsupported by credible evidence despite repeated requests. India believes that concerns of this nature must be addressed through credible law enforcement and judicial processes, not …

Indian envoy dismisses Canada’s allegations on Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing| India News

Indian envoy dismisses Canada’s allegations on Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing| India News

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Ottawa: Indian High Commissioner Dinesh K Patnaik has dismissed Canada’s allegations linking New Delhi to the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, asserting that the case is against four individuals and not against the government of India. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in June 2023. In an interview with CBC News on Tuesday, Patnaik also pointed out how the investigation into the Air India bombing has still not yielded anything and not a single person has been convicted of it, despite New Delhi talking about terrorism in Canada for the last 40 years. The remarks by Patnaik, who took charge in September 2025, coincided with British Columbia Premier David Eby’s visit to India on a trade mission amid the improving relationship between New Delhi and Ottawa. The ties between India and Canada strained after the then-prime minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations in September 2023 of a “potential” involvement of Indian agents in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing outside a gurdwara in Surrey city on June 18 that year. India, which had designated Nijjar as a terrorist …

Mark Carney wins Canada elections: What it means for ties with India | Latest News India

Mark Carney wins Canada elections: What it means for ties with India | Latest News India

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Mark Carney’s election victory and his reappointment as the Canadian Prime Minister could start a fresh chapter in India-Canada relations that suffered a significant blow diplomatically under Justin Trudeau following Canada’s baseless allegations of the Indian government’s involvement in the killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Mark Carney has not directly addressed the matter of the killing of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which drastically strained India-Canada relations. Mark Carney, a globally respected economist and former governor of both the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, is expected to take a pragmatic approach to foreign policy that could benefit India. On Monday, Carney signaled that he may reset ties with New Delhi if he were to return to power, describing the relationship with India as “incredibly important.” Canada Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Mark Carney says ‘Trump trying to break us so he can own us’ Responding to a question from the network Y Media on the weekend during a campaign event, Carney said, “It’s an incredibly important relationship, the Canada-India relationship, on …

Surge in Indian students shifting to Russia; numbers fall in US, Canada, and UK, Modi govt tells Parliament

Surge in Indian students shifting to Russia; numbers fall in US, Canada, and UK, Modi govt tells Parliament

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The number of Indian students studying abroad has fallen by 15 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the numbers shared by education ministry. Canada, once a favourite destination for higher education, registered a significant 41 per cent decline in the number of students from India in 2024, according to the reply in the Parliament, where the second leg of the Budget session began on Monday. Also Read | DMK vs Centre as language row shakes up Parliament: Is NEP pushing Hindi? Indians pursuing studies in Russia increased in 2024 by 34 per cent compared to 2023, the education ministry said, The Print reported. According to a reply by the education minister in Parliament, as many as 7,503,65 students were studying abroad in 2022. This number went up to 8,92,989 in 2023 but came down to 7,59,064 in 2024, registering a decrease of 1,33,920 students. The questions were asked by ET Mohammed Basheer, an MP representing the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Basheer, the MP from Malappuram, Kerala, has asked five questions to the …

India On Canada’s “Serious” Allegations

India On Canada’s “Serious” Allegations

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New Delhi: The Centre has informed the Parliament that Canada has presented “no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations” claiming that Indian citizens were involved in crimes committed in the country. Congress MP Manish Tewari today asked the government in the Lok Sabha, whether it has taken note of the development in the US and Canada over alleged criminal activity involving Indians, to which Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry, Kirti Vardhan Singh said, “Government is aware of the allegations about the involvement of Indian nationals in purported acts or intent in the US and Canada.” “As part of ongoing security cooperation with the United States, certain inputs shared by the US side pertaining to the nexus between organized criminals, gun runners, terrorists and others that impinge on India’s national security interests as well are being examined by a High-Level Enquiry Committee that has been constituted for this purpose,” he added. “In so far as Canada is concerned, it has presented no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations it …

Govt responses to Canada, US charges under scrutiny of House committee | India News

Govt responses to Canada, US charges under scrutiny of House committee | India News

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Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Wednesday were said to have questioned the government on the diplomatic spat between New Delhi and Ottawa over the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, especially on the difference in India’s responses to allegations levelled by Canadian and US agencies. It is learnt that some members were of the view that while New Delhi reacted sharply to Canada’s allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of Nijjar, it had played down the US charge of an Indian plot to kill separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on its soil. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, according to members, faced a volley of questions on why pronouncements of US officials in the Pannun case had not been rebutted as strongly as was done in the wake of the Canadian allegations. In November last year, within months of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleging involvement of Indian officials in the Nijjar case, there were allegations from the US about a failed Indian plot to kill Pannun on American soil. An unsealed …

India strongly rejects new Canadian media report on Nijjar killing, calls it smear campaign | Latest News India

India strongly rejects new Canadian media report on Nijjar killing, calls it smear campaign | Latest News India

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Nov 21, 2024 12:07 AM IST India on Wednesday strongly trashed as “smear campaign” a Canadian media report that claimed that PM Modi was aware of the Nijjar killing plot. India on Wednesday strongly trashed as “smear campaign” a Canadian media report that claimed that the Indian prime minister was aware of the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, 46, was fatally shot by masked assailants outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023.(HT_PRINT) Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such “ludicrous statements” should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve. “We do not normally comment on media reports. However, such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve,” he said. “Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties,” he said. Jaiswal was responding to media queries regarding the report in Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. In the report, the newspaper cited inputs …

India reacts to Canadian media report on Nijjar killing – India TV

India reacts to Canadian media report on Nijjar killing – India TV

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Image Source : AP Justin Trudeau A leading Canadian newspaper on Wednesday reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was gunned down in Surrey, British Columbia, in June last year. The Justin Trudeau government had alleged potential involvement of Indian agents in the incident, sparking a diplomatic face-off between the two countries. “The official said the (Canadian) assessment is that it would be unthinkable that three senior political figures in India would not have discussed the targeted killings with Mr. Modi before proceeding,” the report said. India hit back at the newspaper report, saying such “smear campaigns” would further damage the already strained ties between the two countries. In response to queries regarding a report in Canadian media, the Official Spokesperson, Shri Randhir Jaiswal said, “We do not normally comment on med reports. However, such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the the contempt they deserve. Smear campaigns …

Who is Arsh Dala, Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar’s aide arrested in Canada | Latest News India

Who is Arsh Dala, Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar’s aide arrested in Canada | Latest News India

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Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dala, was on Sunday arrested in Canada’s Ontario, PTI reported citing sources. Dala, who was a close aide of slain Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was detained after a shootout in Canada on October 27-28. Canada-based listed terrorist Arsh Dalla. The incident is suspected to have occurred on October 28 in Milton. Who is Arshdeep Singh Gill aka Arsh Dala? A member of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), a Khalistani terrorist group, Arsh Dala is a close aide to slain Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and a designated terrorist himself. Arsh Dala runs terror modules on behalf of him, the Ministry of Home Affairs website states. Arsh Dala has been involved in heinous crimes such as murder, extortion and targeted killings besides terror activities. He has also been a part of orchestrated terror financing, and cross-border smuggling of drugs or weapons on a large scale. Dala is an accused in various cases registered and investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which included targeted killing, extorting money for terror funding, …

India lodges protest on allegations against Amit Shah, summons Canadian High Commission official

India lodges protest on allegations against Amit Shah, summons Canadian High Commission official

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India on Saturday lodged a protest against Canada over its allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Ministry of External Affairs in a press briefing said that the Canadian High Commission representative summoned and given note to lodge India’s protest. “Canadian government officials deliberately leaked unfounded insinuations to international media to discredit India, influence other nations,” the MEA said. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Regarding the latest Canadian target, we summoned the representative of the Canadian High Commission yesterday… It was conveyed in the note that the Government of India protests in the strongest terms to the absurd and baseless references made to the Union Home Minister of India before the Committee by Deputy Minister David Morrison. In fact, the revelation that high Canadian officials deliberately leak unfounded insinuations to the international media as part of a conscious strategy to discredit India and influence other nations only confirms the view that the government of India has long held about the current Canadian government’s political agenda and behavioural pattern. Such irresponsible actions will have serious …