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Thursday briefing: How the killing of a Sikh activist started an international rift between Canada and India

In today’s newsletter: The shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil saw prime minister Justin Trudeau accuse India of being involved – and that’s just the start

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Khalistan Sikh detainees in Assam's Dibrugarh jail decide to not allow jail authorities to lock their barracks

AMRITSAR: While claiming that they are being mentally tortured, the pro-Khalistan Sikh detainees lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail have declared their refusal to allow the jail authorities to lock their barracks in protest against no permission to their advocate to meet them in the jail.

The Times of India

‘Diaspora illusion’ that’s ‘helping Modi’: How global media views the Khalistan movement

Relations between India and Canada are currently at a new low. First, there were rumours of coldness during the G20. Then, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell last week and spoke about a “potential link” between Indian agencies and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. Nijjar,…

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‘Whether it costs our lives or not’: killing of Canadian Sikh leader reignites historic fight

Decades-long separatist movement gets new fire with ‘credible allegations’ that India behind murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

The Guardian - US

What is the Khalistan movement? How is it linked to India-Canada tensions?

As row between two nations continues over killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Al Jazeera explains the movement’s history.

Al Jazeera

Unpacking India-Canada tensions amid Trudeau’s bombshell allegations

A week after Canada accused India of being tied to Sikh leader’s killing, fears over safety and polarisation grow.

Al Jazeera

Why have India, Canada tensions worsened? | Explained

What are the allegations levelled against India? Why does India accuse Canada of providing safe havens to pro-Khalistan extremists? How have other countries reacted? Why have visa services been suspended? What is the status of the Free Trade Agreement?

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Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | No specific information shared by Canada, says India

India responds to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim that Canada had shared with India “many weeks ago” evidence that it might have been behind the killing of the Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing on Canadian soil.

The Hindu

Canadian government denounces ‘online hate video’ telling Hindus in Canada to ‘go back to India’

None of the politicians condemning the video have directly called out the pro-Khalistan outfit behind it

The Independent UK

India-Canada tensions shine light on complexities of Sikh activism in the diaspora

The shocking allegation that India may have been behind the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada is shining the light on various layers of activism as well as diverse views on a separate Sikh state or Khalistan within the North American diaspora

The Independent UK

Canada’s ‘soft’ approach for Khalistan could embolden radicals in India, say experts

Pro-Khalistan movement has lost popular support in Punjab yet pockets of support exist among Sikh diaspora abroad. Canadian PM's statement on India's alleged involvement in killing of pro-Khalistan leader emboldens radicals. NIA requests for extradition of terrorist operatives pending with Canadian authorities.

The Hindu

Why Would India Assassinate a Sikh Leader on Canadian Soil?

Trudeau’s explosive allegation reveals the widening rift between the two countries

The Walrus

Canada says no place for aggression, hate, intimidation in country amid online threats to Hindus

The video was circulated amid escalating tensions between India and Canada following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s explosive allegations of the “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on his country’s soil on June 18 in British Columbia.

The Hindu

What’s going on between Canada and India? Diplomatic row deepens

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses India of making a ‘horrific mistake’, while the Indian government condemns the Canadians’ ‘serious allegations’

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The Conversation

The fraught history of India and the Khalistan movement

The Indian government has warned its citizens living in Canada to exercise “extreme caution” due to a “deteriorating security environment” in the country.

The Conversation

Why India fears the Khalistan movement and how Canada became embroiled in diplomatic spat over killing of Sikh separatist

India and Canada have engaged in tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions as part of an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil.

The Conversation

Explainer: what is the Khalistan movement sparking a diplomatic feud between India and Canada?

The diplomatic fallout continues to worsen over Monday’s shocking accusation by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India was behind the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader and Canadian citizen, outside a Sikh temple in Canada earlier this year.

Al Jazeera

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar whose killing triggered India-Canada tensions?

Ottawa and New Delhi expel diplomats as tensions escalate over killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

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The Independent UK

Canada expels Indian diplomat as it probes possible link to Sikh's slaying. India rejects allegation

Canada has expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations its government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist, an accusation that India rejected as “absurd.”

WEKU

India expels senior Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat row over Sikh activist's killing

India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat a day after Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat over allegations that India may have had links to the assassination of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil.

Dynamite News

Two detained in connection with pro-Khalistan graffiti at Delhi metro stations

The Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday detained two persons from Punjab in connection with pro-Khalistan graffiti and slogans painted at more than 5 metro stations in Delhi on August 27. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Ahead of G20 summit, Delhi Metro stations defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans

Fuelling security concerns ahead of the G20 Summit, which is set to be hosted in the national capital next month under India's presidency, suspected activists of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a front for the separatist Khalistan Group, defaced more than five Metro stations with pro-Khalistan slogans. Read further on dynamite…

The Hindu

Another Hindu temple vandalised in Canada with Khalistan referendum posters

Vandalism of Hindu temple in Canada by Khalistan extremists: Posters of Khalistan referendum put at door of temple. Video of incident gone viral. Not first such attack; multiple incidents this year.

The Hindu

Deport Khalistan elements: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval tells U.K. counterpart Tim Barrow

India urged the U.K. to act against pro-Khalistan elements who have threatened Indian officials. The discussion in this regard took place at the Hyderabad House between the two delegations led by the visiting National Security Adviser of U.K. Sir Tim Barrow and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval.

The Hindu

Canada always takes 'serious action' against terrorism: PM Trudeau on pro-Khalistan elements

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 6 said that Canada has always taken “serious action” against terrorism and it will continue to do so as he asserted that it is “wrong” to believe his government is soft on Khalistan supporters and terrorists in the country.

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