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S Jaishankar lambasts Canada in Australia: ‘Political space given to extremists’ | Latest News India

S Jaishankar lambasts Canada in Australia: ‘Political space given to extremists’ | Latest News India

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday lambasted Canada in Australia over the attack on a Hindu temple in Brampton, saying the Justin Trudeau-led country has been providing “political space” to extremists. External affairs minister S Jaishankar in Australia.(PTI) He made the remark during a joint press briefing with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra. In Canada’s Brampton, pro-Khalistan elements clashed with people at the Hindu Sabha temple on Sunday and disrupted a consular event organised by the temple authorities and the Indian Consulate. Referring to Canada’s allegation on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case, S Jaishankar said the country has developed a pattern of making unsubstantiated allegations. He also touched upon India’s charge that Canada has illegally placed Indian diplomats under surveillance. “Let me make three comments, one, Canada has developed a pattern of making allegations without providing specifics. Secondly, when we look at Canada, for us, the fact that…our diplomats are under surveillance, is something which is unacceptable,” Jaishankar said. “The third is the incident which the gentleman spoke about, do look …

Morning briefing: US denies reports of expelling Indian diplomats; India-China wrapping up disengagement, and more | Latest News India

Morning briefing: US denies reports of expelling Indian diplomats; India-China wrapping up disengagement, and more | Latest News India

The US State Department has dismissed claims suggesting that Washington expelled Indian diplomats amidst the ongoing strain between India and Canada. During a Tuesday press briefing, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated he had no knowledge of any such expulsion. “I am not familiar with this report that we expelled Indian diplomats…I’m not aware of any expulsion,” Miller clarified. This statement follows India’s recent recall of six diplomats from Canada after the Canadian government labelled them “persons of interest” in the investigation surrounding the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Additionally, the U.S. addressed questions regarding Vikash Yadav, a former Indian government official, and his alleged involvement in an attempted assassination plot targeting pro-Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Dig deeper US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller (AP) The disengagement of Indian and Chinese armies from Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh is almost over, with both sides simultaneously carrying out joint verification of the troop and equipment pullback to a specified and mutually agreed distance from the face-off sites, people aware of the development …

Morning briefing: Trudeau alleges Indian diplomats-Bishnoi gang nexus; MP claims Parliament on Waqf land, and more | Latest News India

Morning briefing: Trudeau alleges Indian diplomats-Bishnoi gang nexus; MP claims Parliament on Waqf land, and more | Latest News India

Justin Trudeau, testifying before the public inquiry into foreign interference in federal electoral processes and democratic institutions, on Wednesday alleged that the Indian diplomats were collecting information on Canadians who are in disagreement with the Narendra Modi government and passing it to the highest levels within the Indian government and criminal organisations like the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Dig deeper Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifies at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.(AP) Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday appealed to all MPs to support the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 saying that India has the largest Waqf properties and they should be utilised for the welfare of the Muslim community. The minister’s statement followed a controversy triggered by AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, who claimed that the Parliament building and its surrounding areas in the national capital were built on Waqf property. Dig deeper India news CJI Chandrachud nominates justice Khanna as successor Also read: Who is Justice Sanjiv Khanna? Andhra cabinet approves 6 six new industrial, investment policies Valmiki Jayanti 2024: …

Justin Trudeau targets Indian diplomats as India-Canada ties hit rock bottom over Hardeep Nijjar killing | Latest News India

Justin Trudeau targets Indian diplomats as India-Canada ties hit rock bottom over Hardeep Nijjar killing | Latest News India

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused Indian diplomats of backing a pattern of criminal harassment and violence against Canadians, as ties between the two nations hit the rock bottom over the killing of Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil last year that saw both countries expel each other’s envoys on Monday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (C), with foreign minister Melanie Joly (L) and public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks during a press conference on October 14, 2024, on Parliament Hill. (AFP) India on Monday expelled six Canadian diplomats and announced withdrawing its high commissioner and other “targeted” officials from Canada after strongly dismissing Ottawa’s allegations linking the envoy to a probe into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India’s decision to recall high commissioner Sanjay Verma and some other diplomats came shortly after the Canadian Charge d’Affaires Stewart Wheelers was summoned to the ministry of external affairs (MEA). Wheelers was bluntly told that baseless “targeting” of the Indian envoy and other officials was “completely unacceptable”. The Washington Post, quoting unnamed Canadian …