India, Canada and Sikh

Expelled India diplomat denies involvement in Sikh leader's 2023 killing in Canada
Sanjay Kumar Verma, India’s high commissioner to Canada, has denied allegations of involvement in the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, dismissing the accusations as “politically motivated.
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
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.
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.
Warned by police over risk of killings or harm, some of Canada’s Sikhs feel threatened by India
The Sikh community are facing threats at a time of mounting tensions between India and Canada. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Murders of Sikhs spotlight sect's long history in Canada
Those bombings — the deadliest acts of aviation terrorism prior to September 11, 2001 — are widely believed to have been carried out by Canadian-based Sikhs in retaliation for India's deadly 1984 storming of the Golden Temple,
Exclusive: US pressures India for quick accountability in Sikh separatist murder plot
U.S. officials have told their Indian counterparts they want a speedy result and more accountability after their ...
The India-Canada Breakdown
Ottawa has a serious dispute with New Delhi, but Justin Trudeau’s crude appeals to Sikh voters are making matters worse.
India's government to 'continue unabated' despite shocking RCMP allegations, Sikh activist says
Although the RCMP has publicly alleged that Indian government agents have been involved in violent crimes in Canada, a Sikh ...
India Is Testing Its Friends’ Trust Over Slain Sikh Activist
India’s friends and partners are clearly feeling a growing sense of disquiet right now.
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Top Mountie urges Sikh community to come forward as RCMP pushes ahead on India probe
The head of the RCMP is urging members of the Sikh community to speak out as police continue to investigate allegations linking the Indian government to a campaign of violence on Canadian soil.
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Canada, India expel diplomats over Sikh killing
Canada and India have expelled each other's diplomats amid an ongoing diplomatic row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. The tit-for-tat moves also took place last year.
Pakistan to offer cash to Hindu, Sikh families ahead of Diwali, Guru Nanak's birth anniversary
Pakistan's Punjab province offers PKR 10,000 to 2,200 Sikh and Hindu families for Diwali and Guru Nanak's birth anniversary ...
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India denies working with mobsters to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil
India's government on Thursday denied it was working with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged publicly this week by Canadian officials in an escalating diplomatic dispute ...