India vs Canada / Trudeau came on backfoot due to India's counterattack, said- We do not want to provoke India...

Zoom News : Sep 19, 2023, 09:40 PM
India vs Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's love for Khalistan has become well known. Justin Trudeau is blaming India for the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Trudeau has alleged that the Indian government is behind the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Canadian government has also expelled India's top diplomat in Canada in view of the investigation into India's role. India also retaliated. Now meanwhile Trudeau's statement has come out. He said, we are not trying to provoke, the Indian government should take the matter seriously.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada is not trying to provoke India, but Ottawa wants New Delhi to properly address the issue. He said that the Indian government needs to take this matter very seriously. We are doing this, we are not trying to provoke.

What did India say?

Let us tell you that the Foreign Ministry of India had completely rejected the allegations of the Canadian Prime Minister and said that we reject whatever the Canadian Prime Minister said in the Parliament. The Ministry of External Affairs has said that accusing the Indian government of being involved in any kind of violence in Canada is ridiculous and politically motivated. We are committed to democratic values and the rule of law.

On June 18 this year, Nijjar was shot dead outside a Gurudwara in British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has said that Canadian agencies have confirmed that the Indian government may be behind the murder of Nijjar. Even before this, the Indian government has been rejecting the allegations of Nijjar's murder.

Let us tell you that after returning from G20, on September 15, Canada had stopped talks on bilateral free trade agreement with India. Over the years, a strategic partnership has been established between India and Canada through various ministerial talks on foreign policy, trade, investment, finance and energy issues. Cooperation is also being established between the two countries in the fields of counter-terrorism, security, agriculture and education.

According to foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev, the situation in Canada does not seem to be improving as long as Trudeau is in government. It appears that Trudeau has made this a personal issue. They feel that they are being personally attacked. Trudeau's new stance seems to indicate that he is finding himself on the back foot. Therefore, he has also become vocal about tensions with India.

'Security beefed up outside Canada High Commission as a precautionary measure'

Security has been beefed up outside the Canadian High Commission as a "precautionary measure" amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada. India on Tuesday rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the killing of a pro-Khalistan separatist leader was "possibly" linked to India, calling it "absurd" and "motivated by vested interests". Gave.

Trudeau had given this statement earlier

Indeed, Trudeau said Monday that "credible allegations" link Indian agents to the June killing of Nijjar, whom India accuses of carrying out terrorist attacks in India.

In fact, earlier on Tuesday, Canada had expelled a senior Indian officer from the country in this matter. Within a short time, India took immediate action and expelled the Canadian diplomat. This had created new tension in the already deteriorating bilateral relations.

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