Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday claimed that there has been a ‘sudden change’ in India-Canada relations.
He said there has been a ‘sudden change’ in India-Canada relations ever since the US accused an Indian government employee of hiring a person to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannu.
In an interview with CBC, Trudeau claimed that India has probably realized that it cannot always take an aggressive stance and that is why there is now a feeling of openness to cooperation in India, which was earlier. Was less. Trudeau feels that America’s tough stance is behind this.
He said that after America’s warning, relations between India and Canada have softened a bit and India’s tone has changed. Trudeau said that India has now understood that the problems will not be solved by opening a front against Canada.
Canadian PM Trudeau had in June alleged the involvement of unidentified Indian agents in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. However, India has rejected this claim outright and has demanded proof from Canada.
“I think there is beginning to be an understanding that they (India) may not change course,” Trudeau said in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Now more avenues are open for cooperation, which were less earlier.”
“There is a sense that perhaps this problem is not going to be solved simply by launching attacks against Canada,” he said. Let us tell you that in a lawsuit filed in America, it has been alleged that Indian authorities had offered $100,000 to a person named Nikhil Gupta to hire an assassin to kill Pannu in New York. India has constituted a committee to investigate America’s allegations.
Although India rejected Canada’s claim, it also said that it is taking America’s allegations seriously. Trudeau further said, “We do not want to get into a situation of any conflict with India at this time. We want to work on this. We want to move forward on the Indo-Pacific strategy, but it is important for Canada to stand up for people’s rights, people’s security and the rule of law. And that’s what we’re going to do right here.”
Relations between India and Canada had become extremely tense after Trudeau in September alleged the ‘possible’ involvement of an Indian agent in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia on June 18. India had declared Nijjar a terrorist in 2020. India had rejected Trudeau’s allegations as “absurd”.
Earlier in an interview with the Financial Times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India’s commitment is towards the rule of law. However, he said that some incidents will not derail US-India relations.
In his first comment on America’s allegations that the foiled plot to target a Sikh separatist was linked to India, Prime Minister Modi has said that the world’s largest democracy is committed to the rule of law and if anyone gives information, He will look into it.
Modi also said that India-US relations are very strong and both sides support it and it is not appropriate to link some incidents to diplomatic relations. Modi said, “If anyone gives us any information, we will definitely look into it.” He said, “If any of our citizens has done anything good or bad, we will definitely look into it.” Are ready for. Our commitment is to the rule of law.
US federal prosecutors have alleged that a man named Nikhil Gupta was working with an Indian government employee in a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. Pannu has dual citizenship of America and Canada. India has already formed an inquiry committee to probe the allegations. In the interview, Modi said India was ‘very concerned about the activities of some extremist groups based abroad’.
He said, “These elements are engaged in intimidation and inciting violence under the guise of freedom of expression.” Modi also said, “There is strong bilateral support for deepening this relationship, which is a mature and It is a clear indicator of a stable partnership.” Modi said, “Security and counter-terrorism cooperation has been a major component of our partnership.” It is appropriate to be associated with.