Union exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar stated Canadian politics gave area to Khalistani forces and allowed them to bask in actions that harm India-Canada bilateral relations. He stated these steps weren’t within the curiosity of Canada or India.

“The difficulty at coronary heart is the truth that in Canadian politics, these Khalistani forces have been given plenty of area and have been allowed to bask in actions which I feel are damaging to the connection, clearly not in India’s curiosity, and never in Canada’s curiosity both,” S Jaishankar said in an interview with news agency ANI. “But, unfortunately, that is the state of their politics,” he additional added.

Bilateral ties between India and Canada have hit a low after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of taking part in a job within the homicide of Khalistani separatist-terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in September 2023. Nijjar was discovered murdered close to the parking zone of a gurdwara in Surrey.

Justin Trudeau is but to current any proof to again his declare and India has responded to the allegations by saying that they’re ‘absurd’ and ‘motivated’. India has additionally requested Canada for related info associated to the case.

Diplomatic relationship was additionally downgraded between each nations as India requested Canada, in a tit-for-tat transfer, to scale back diplomatic presence in New Delhi. Earlier, Canada advised India to scale back diplomatic presence in Ottawa.

Trudeau additionally paused the discussions concerning the India-Canada Early Progress Trade Agreement and selected to not give any purpose for stopping the discussions.

India on a number of events knowledgeable Canada that its soil is being utilized by secessionists and anti-India components. New Delhi claims that Canada has not taken its issues severely. A report by the aforementioned information company stated that Canada’s reluctance to behave on the Khalistan difficulty stems from vote financial institution politics.

The Khalistan secessionist motion that goals to carve out Punjab as a separate nation is outlawed in India and regarded a nationwide safety risk by the federal government. Groups and people related to the motion are additionally listed as “terrorist organisations” under India’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).