CitizenVectron Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Trudeau says intelligence shows India was behind slaying of Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C. WWW.THEGLOBEANDMAIL.COM Federal government considering measures to respond to what it considers a serious violation of Canadian sovereignty, sources say Quote Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons Monday that Canadian national-security authorities have what they consider credible intelligence that India was behind the mid-June fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader in British Columbia designated a terrorist by New Delhi and part of a separatist movement seeking an autonomous state for adherents of Sikhism. Mr. Trudeau said he informed the opposition leaders before telling Canadians that India was responsible for this assassination but he did not provide further detail, which he raised personally "in no uncertain terms" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 summit in New Delhi last week. Sikhs comprise only 1.72% of India's population. By contrast, almost 50% of Indian immigrants to Canada have been Sikh, with Canada having the highest % of Sikh population in the world (as a proportion of national population). They are a powerful political force, especially in BC where they comprise almost 6% of the population. This might explain why Trudeau's recent visit to India was so tense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 An actual assassination on the territory of a Western nation is a bold move by the Research and Analysis Wing though the R&AW is VERY active in overseas operations against primarily Islamist targets. Needless to say, the ethno-religious/political dynamics involved are "complex" to say the least: Khalistan movement - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 I was completely unaware of this movement, but it sure seems like governments of India have put rather disproportionate efforts into eliminating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 3 minutes ago, TwinIon said: I was completely unaware of this movement, but it sure seems like governments of India have put rather disproportionate efforts into eliminating it. The movement did assassinate an Indian prime minister and blew up an Air India 747 (and attempted to simultaneously blow up another on the same day) off the coast of Ireland that killed 329 people, mostly Canadians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Just now, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The movement did assassinate an Indian prime minister and blew up an Air India 747 (and attempted to simultaneously blow up another on the same day) off the coast of Ireland that killed 329 people, mostly Canadians. Yikes, my skimming of that wiki apparently skipped over some important bits. That does seem like the kind of thing to instill longstanding institutional animus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 3 minutes ago, TwinIon said: Yikes, my skimming of that wiki apparently skipped over some important bits. That does seem like the kind of thing to instill longstanding institutional animus. The nearly simultaneous bombings of the Air India 747s occurred in 1985. The second bomb detonated in a baggage handling room of Tokyo's Narita Airport because the terrorists didn't take into account that Japan doesn't observe Daylight Savings Time. Two baggage handlers were killed by the detonation though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 14 minutes ago, TwinIon said: I was completely unaware of this movement, but it sure seems like governments of India have put rather disproportionate efforts into eliminating it. This is a "no good guys" situation. The shocking part is India's government murdering foreign citizens on ostensibly allied soil. I suspect Canadian-Indian relations are about to sour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Exclusive: Canada worked closely with U.S. on India's possible link to killing- source | Reuters WWW.REUTERS.COM Canada worked 'very closely' with the United States on intelligence that Indian agents had been potentially involved in the murder of a Sikh man in British Columbia earlier this year, a senior Canadian government source said on Tuesday. Quote Canada worked 'very closely' with the United States on intelligence that Indian agents had been potentially involved in the murder of a Sikh man in British Columbia earlier this year, a senior Canadian government source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that domestic intelligence agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations tying New Delhi's agents to the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in British Columbia in June. "We've been working with the U.S. very closely including on the public disclosure yesterday," the source said. The evidence in Canada's possession would be shared "in due course", said the official who did not give a name due to the sensitivity of the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 This definitely wasn't on my Bingo card this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Canadian-Bharatian relations do appear to be a bit rocky at the moment. India suspends visa services for Canadians in further decline in relations | India | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Latest retaliatory move is response to Justin Trudeau’s claims of India’s involvement in Sikh activist’s killing Quote Relations between India and Canada have further deteriorated after Delhi announced it was suspending visa services for Canadians due to “security threats” faced by its embassy and consulates in Canada. BLS International, which runs the Indian visa offices in Canada, put a notice on its website stating that all visa services for Canadians were suspended until further notice, citing “operational reasons”. Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for India’s foreign ministry, confirmed the suspension at a media briefing, mentioning “the incitement to violence, the inaction by the Canadian authorities and the creation of an environment that disrupts the functioning of our high commission and consulates” as the reason. India has long levelled allegations that Canada was providing safe haven for what it says are “terrorists” from the Khalistan movement, a Sikh independence group banned in India. Canada has the largest population of Sikhs outside their home state of Punjab. “You are aware of the security threats being faced by our consulates in Canada,” said Bagchi. “This has disrupted their normal functioning. Accordingly our high commission and consulate are temporarily unable to process visa applications. We will be reviewing the situation on a regular basis.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 This will be very interesting, domestically, as the Indian-Canadian population is roughly split between Sikhs and Hindus (with the latter being more recent, generally speaking). I know some recent Indian immigrants, and they are...disturbingly fascist/authoritarian in their views and support of Modi. I expect what will happen is that the Liberals/NDP will court Sikhs, and the Conservatives will try and woo Hindus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 27 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: This will be very interesting, domestically, as the Indian-Canadian population is roughly split between Sikhs and Hindus (with the latter being more recent, generally speaking). I know some recent Indian immigrants, and they are...disturbingly fascist/authoritarian in their views and support of Modi. I expect what will happen is that the Liberals/NDP will court Sikhs, and the Conservatives will try and woo Hindus. Modi and his Hindustan allies have certainly brainwashed Indians in recent years to become more and more fascist. Then you look at how Modi handled Indian Kashmir and the farmers' strikes from last year (or was it 2021) and he's just a giant, fascist POS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 I remember a young (early 20s) guy who used to be at my work was all excited when Modi was reelected. I was just like, "what the fuck?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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