President-elect Donald Trump has added another Indian-American to his team, but his selection of Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights might raise some eyebrows in New Delhi due to her previous statements regarding key figures linked to the separatist Khalistani movement including individuals who have been designate as terrorists by India….
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Canadian media reports alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of a plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, calling the claims “ludicrous” and urging their dismissal with the “contempt they deserve.”The Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the allegations, highlighting that such “smear campaigns”…
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Reuters photo) NEW DELHI: Canadian officials reportedly leaked information about India’s alleged foreign interference to The Washington Post. This information was not shared with the Canadian public, as reported by The Globe and Mail.Trudeau‘s national security and intelligence adviser, Nathalie Drouin, told the Commons public safety committee that she leaked…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Monday criticised certain western nations for struggling to adapt to the emerging multi-polar world order, where the Global South is gaining influence. Speaking at an NDTV summit, the minister specifically condemned Canada’s “double standards” regarding the expectations placed on Indian diplomats in Canada compared to what…
NEW DELHI: The Canadian Parliament observed a minute of silence on Tuesday to commemorate the one-year death anniversary of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.In June 2023, Nijjar, who had been designated as a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency in 2020, was shot and killed outside a Gurdwara in Surrey. The incident led to heightened…
NEW DELHI: The external affairs ministry on Thursday said the Justin Trudeau-led Canada government gave no formal communication regarding the arrest of three Indian nationals in connection with the death of designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “Canada has informed us about the arrest. But we have not got any formal communication … No specific or…
NEW DELHI: Karan Brar, one of the suspects in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, claimed in a 2019 social media video that he obtained a Canadian student visa within days through EthicWorks Immigration Services in Bathinda, Punjab, India, according to a report by Canada-based Global News. The immigration firm shared the…
