Canada, Sikh and India

Expelled Indian high commissioner denies involvement in murder of Sikh leader in Canada
India’s high commissioner to Canada has denied any involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader who was killed in British Columbia last year even though the Canadian government has named him as a person of interest in the assassination.
Canada-India diplomatic row over Sikh activist's assassination grows as top diplomats are expelled
The brazen June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada sparked a diplomatic row with India that continues to escalate.
India denies Canadian allegation that it uses mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada
India’s government is denying that it works with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged publicly this week by Canadian officials in an escalating diplomatic dispute
How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other’s diplomats?
Nijjar was fatally shot in his pickup truck in June 2023 after he left the Sikh temple he led in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. An Indian-born citizen of Canada, he owned a plumbing business and was a leader in a movement to create an independent Sikh homeland, which is banned in India.
Understanding Canada’s Fight With India Over a Murdered Sikh Activist
The diplomatic rift has suddenly grown more stark as Canada amplifies its accusations that India is directing lethal operations abroad.
India again rejects Canada's claim it works with gangs targeting Sikh separatists
As India doubles down on rejecting the claim it is behind widespread crimes in Canada, its foreign ministry is accusing Ottawa of trying to smear New Delhi.The federal government ordered India's top envoy to leave the country on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in extortion,
Sikh separatist leader vows to keep fighting India from Toronto
Last week, US federal prosecutors charged an Indian government official with orchestrating a plot to murder a Sikh activist in New York City. India has designated that activist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun,
India and Canada expel top diplomats amid row over Nijjar’s assassination
Canada‘s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, says India was asked to waive diplomatic and consular immunity and cooperate in the investigation but it refused
Walmart employee found dead inside walk-in oven at Canada store: police
Authorities in Canada are continuing an investigation into the death of a Walmart employee who was found inside a walk-in ...
Canada’s pro-Khalistan Sikh activists cheer diplomatic rift with India
There are roughly 770,000 Sikhs in Canada, about 2 per cent of the population - the largest Sikh community outside India ...
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Canada expels Indian diplomats over accusations of threatening, violent acts and murder
The Canadian government on Monday expelled six Indian diplomats as it accused New Delhi of a broad campaign of violence, spying and indimidation against dissidents on Canadian soil. India expelled ...
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How a killing at a Sikh temple led to Canada and India expelling each other’s diplomats
NEW DELHI (AP) — Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada ...
Trudeau has wrecked Canada-India political relations, says expelled envoy
India's envoy to Canada, who is being expelled over what Ottawa says are links to the murder of a Sikh leader, insisted in an ...
Canada's foreign minister says India's remaining diplomats are on notice not to harm Canadians
Canada’s foreign minister says India’s remaining diplomats in the country are “clearly on notice” not to endanger Canadian ...