India Canada ties

A viral two-minute video of a 'Nagar Kirtan' in the country Khalistan supporters called Canadians "invaders", telling them to "go back to England and Europe". "This is Canada; our own country. You (Canadians) go back. White people should go back to Europe, England, and Israel."

Former Indian diplomats have termed Canadian authorities' surveillance of Indian diplomats posted there as atrocious, adding that they violated international law such as the Vienna Convention.

India has lodged a formal protest with the Canadian government after revelations that its consular officials in Canada were subjected to audio and video surveillance.

A security report released on Wednesday by cyber security agency of India said that there are threats of cyber-attacks from India.

With countries like India and China resolving their disputes without leaving any scope for the West to interfere and India asserting its strategic autonomy to bolster ties with West’s bête noire Russia, the US will certainly closely monitor the BRICS Summit even as it may claim not to see the grouping as “geopolitical rivals”.

One of the ‘key findings’ of the report was that influencers/commentators employed by ‘Modi-aligned’ media outlets accused Justin Trudeau of being an “enabler of terrorism” and "falling into the laps of Khalistani extremists".

In June this year, the NSICOP report titled: Special Report on Foreign Interference in Canada’s Democratic Processes and Institutions uncovered the extensive interference of China in Canada’s electoral and legislative affairs. The redacted report mentions how certain Canadian MPs colluded with China.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that India has strongly taken up the vandalisation of temple in Edmonton with Canadian authorities in Delhi and Ottawa, adding that India expects Canada to take swift action.

Bilateral meetings between PM Modi and leaders of several different countries including Italy, France and Japan were held. The meeting between PM Modi and Justin Trudeau was more of a courtesy one.

Canada government was quick to blame India, however, it should answer as to why it allowed Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency in 2020 to live in Canada and gave him space to become politically strong.