India will remove its high commissioner from Canada amid a major dispute. “person of interest” in Nijjar’s death, relations between the two nations further deteriorated.After Ottawa connected the Indian High Commissioner and a few other diplomats to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the government has chosen to remove its High Commissioner from Canada. The government told the Canadian Charge d’Affaires, who was called in by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) this evening, “We have no faith in the current Canadian Government’s commitment to ensure their security.”
It was emphasized that the Trudeau Government’s actions put their safety in jeopardy amid an environment of extremism and violence. We don’t trust that the Canadian government of today will protect their security. Consequently, the Government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,” the foreign ministry said. Government.
After Canada announced that it was looking into the Indian High Commissioner as a “person of interest” in Nijjar’s death, relations between the two nations further deteriorated.
Justin Trudeau and PM Modi recently had a meeting off the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit. After Ottawa connected the Indian High Commissioner and a few other diplomats to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the government has chosen to remove its High Commissioner from Canada. The government told the Canadian Charge d’Affaires, who was called in by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) this evening, “We have no faith in the current Canadian Government’s commitment to ensure their security.”
It was emphasized that the Trudeau Government’s actions put their safety in jeopardy amid an environment of extremism and violence.
The “strategy of smearing India for political gains” was how it referred to the “preposterous” accusations.
Additionally, the government told Canada’s top diplomat that the “baseless targeting of the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats and officials in Canada was completely unacceptable” this evening.
It was also communicated that India reserves the right to respond with additional measures to the Trudeau Government’s endorsement of violence, extremism, and separatism against India.
This morning’s government statement denounced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “hostility to India,” noting that his 2018 visit to the country “returned to his discomfort” despite being intended to win over support from a vote bank.
“His Cabinet has included individuals who have openly associated with an extremist and separatist agenda regarding India,” added the statement.
India restricted Canadian visas last year and compelled Ottawa to remove its diplomats.
Shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Justin Trudeau met on the margins of the ASEAN Summit in Laos, there has been a recent decline in their relationship. The two leaders did not have a meaningful conversation, according to sources in New Delhi, despite Trudeau characterizing the meeting as a “brief exchange”.
India pulls high commissioner from Canada
Significantly raising diplomatic tensions, the Indian government declared that its high commissioner and other targeted diplomats would be leaving Canada. This decision comes after Indian authorities voiced serious concerns about the “baseless targeting” of Indian diplomats during a summons to the Canadian Charge d’Affaires.
The Justin Trudeau administration’s actions were denounced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as unacceptable, claiming a climate of extremism and violence that puts diplomatic staff members in risk. Indian officials expressed skepticism about the Canadian government’s capacity to protect its diplomats.
It was emphasized that the Trudeau government’s actions put their safety in jeopardy amid an environment of extremism and violence. We don’t trust that the Canadian government of today will protect their security. The High Commissioner and other designated diplomats and officials have been removed by the Indian government as a result, the MEA said.
The reason behind this withdrawal is a diplomatic correspondence from Canada indicating that Indian diplomats, such as High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma, are “persons of interest” in the probe into Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s June 2023 death in Surrey.
