The Punjab-origin diaspora holds a prominent place in Canadian society and politics, but the killing of pro-Khalistan Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar has roiled India and Canada's longstanding bilateral relationship, which is based on .
The Punjab-origin diaspora holds a prominent place in Canadian society and politics, but the killing of pro-Khalistan Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar has roiled India and Canada's longstanding bilateral relationship, which is based on strong people-to-people ties after Justin Trudeau voiced suspicions that Indian authorities might be linked to the killing in Vancouver in June.
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New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has been publicly refusing to condemn acts of violence by the Khalistanis.
The same set of Khalistanis have been clicked with the Canadian leaders as well as the Pakistani diplomats and Pakistani intelligence operatives, as per media reports.
Sikhs unsympathetic to the Khalistani utopia have been highlighting that extremists radicalise youth by valourising dreaded terrorists.
New Delhi: The resignation of Canadian Cabinet Minister Navdeep Singh Bains, who enjoys close connections with the Khalistani elements, has once again set-off the debate on Canada’s appeasement politics to foster Khalistani extremism. Observers of the Canadian politics have pointed out that Bains was promoted by the Khalistanis into the Canadian politics with the craving to get the support from the Canadian institutions.