Hitting out at Canada, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said it is necessary to call out things like violence, threats and intimidation against Indian diplomats and missions and wondered if this had happened to any other country would the world have taken it with equanimity.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that the Canadian allegations with regard to the death of a Khalistani separatist was discussed during his meeting with the Secretary of State Tony Blinken a day earlier and noted that the two delegations came out better informed after the meeting.
'India and Canada have almost 200 years of shared history and migrations. This won't be the last of our partnership.'
British Columbia lawmakers marked the 94th anniversary of the infamous Komagata Maru incident by voting to offer an apology, for the treatment meted out to Indian passengers, who were denied entry to Canada after arriving at Vancouver harbour.
Admitting for the first time, a top United States diplomat has confirmed that there was 'shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners' that had prompted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's offensive allegation about Indian agents' involvement in the killing of a Khalistani extremist on Canadian soil, according to a media report on Saturday.
India may need to take a fresh look at its monetary policy, says Amartya Lahiri, professor of Economics at the University of British Columbia.
The spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said they are "coordinating and consulting" with Canada and also "engaging" with the Indian government.
A US expert has termed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim of a "potential link" between Indian government agents and the killing of a Khalistani leader a "shameless and cynical action" and urged the United States not be part of it.
Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu's mother Malkit Kaur Sidhu and uncle Surjit Singh Badesha were arrested on January 6 and charged with plotting her murder, over 11 years ago in Punjab, India.
Dr Darshan Singh Gill, editor, Canada Darpan, has been felicitated by the Indo-Canadian Workers' Association in Surrey, British Columbia, for his courageous writings at the height of the Khalistan movement in the 1980s.
Gagandeep Singh was assaulted when he was heading home on Friday night.
India urged Canada to disallow activities of groups promoting extremism, prevent attacks on places of worship of religious and racial minorities, and enhance measures to address hate crimes and hate speech.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people, was sentenced in Vancouver to nine years in prison for perjury during the trial of two men acquitted in the attacks.
Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh, who's is landing in Toronto Saturday morning for the G20 summit, will meet Indo-Canadian MPs, and members of the State Legislatures on the sidelines on Monday.
The Sikh community left behind the clouds cast by infighting in gurudwaras and extremism for the Baisakhi parade in Toronto, April 25.
The United States has urged India to cooperate with Canada in its investigations.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada has shared with India evidence of "credible allegations" about the involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar many weeks ago.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thursday reiterated that there are "credible allegations" that should be taken "extremely seriously" as he urged the Government of India to work with his country to allow justice to follow its course in the killing of a Khalistani extremist leader.
Indian info-tech companies that once specialized in basic work are now providing high-value tasks such as R&D and business transformation services.
Australia has described Canada's allegations about India's involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader as 'concerning' and said Canberra is 'monitoring these developments closely' and has raised the issues with its Indian counterparts.
The only person ever convicted in the 1985 Kanishka bombing recently went on trial for perjury, after he was accused of lying to protect the alleged suspects who were later acquitted.Inderjit Singh Reyat is on trial before a Canadian Court in the province of British Columbia on 19 charges of perjury, and stands accused of lying under oath in the trial of Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri. Reyat served more than 15 years in prison for manslaughter.
The lawyer-son of Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in the Air India plane Kanishka Air bombing case, has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Law Society of British Columbia.
Professor Ranta Ghosh of McGill University believes the Canadian government should offer a formal apology in Parliament for the Komagata Maru incident.
Tennis star Venus Williams plays soccer during a "Play with the Pros" event at EA Sports studios during the unveiling of their fall video games in Burnaby, British Columbia on Monday.
The external affairs minister also said that India is likely to resume issuance of visas to Canadians if it sees progress in the safety of Indian diplomats in Canada.
Liberal Member of Parliament Ujjal Dosanjh called the attack two weeks ago on six young Indo-Canadians on the outskirts of Vancouver as "troubling." Reportedly, the six Indo-Canadians were assaulted while they were playing tennis at Jackman Park.
According to a report in the Vancouver Sun, a day before the parade, Sudager Singh Sandhu, president of the organizing temple Dasmesh Darbar, had stated that 'no banned organizations would be allowed in the parade and that there would be 'no pictures depicting violence or the outcome of violence'.
As many as 40 international universities have sought land from the Maharashtra government in the Mumbai-Pune-Nashik belt for the purpose.
"Punjabi's popularity is growing by leaps and bounds in Canada. From Parliament to State Assemblies and other places, the use of Punjabi is spreading. You can see signs at the city halls, hospitals, banks, credit unions in Punjabi; they read, 'We speak Punjabi'. So it is really encouraging," Punjabi Language Educators' Association president Balwant Sanghera said.
According to police, Amarjit Kaur Lally planned to kill two individuals by hiring a hit man at Delta city in British Columbia.
The blue colour boosts the brain's ability to think creatively, and red to notice detail. These are the findings of a new study by the University of British Columbia, which was aimed at determining which of the two colours most improves the brain's performance and receptivity to advertising.
Have you ever wondered why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words? Well, a group of researchers has got the answer: the newborn's brain may simply be hard-wired to recognize certain repeated word patterns.
Canada's Premier Stephen Harper has apologized for the infamous Komagata Maru ship incident of 1914 in which over three hundred Indians, mostly Sikhs, seeking a better life were refused entry into the country.
In their agenda the Sikh Lobby Network (Canada) and the Lobby group Sikh Federation (UK) they are asking the Canadian government to lift the ban on their two terrorist groups and support for the Khalistan movement.
Malik had signed an "interim funding agreement" with the provincial government in 2002 to fund his 11-lawyer defence team. In 2004, Malik and his co-accused Ajaib Singh Bagri were acquitted of the mass murder of 331 people, including 22 Indians, in two separate 1985 bombings targeting Air India planes.
Members of the Indo-Canadian community haven't advanced a single policy resolution in Montreal that specifically addresses matters important to the Sikh community.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted for the 1985 Air India bombing, completed his manslaughter sentence but was not released as he is awaiting a fresh trial on perjury charge.
Dosanjh said he's urging, "Dr Manmohan Singh to take action at his level. I am hoping that the Indian government acquires these items and places them in a museum in India or at a place open to the public."
At one time the RCMP even suspected him of being involved in the murder of Vancouver-based journalist Tara Singh Hayer, who was to testify in the British Columbia Supreme Court regarding the Air India tragedy of June 23, 1985. However, he was found to be innocent after a polygraph examination on June 4, 2006.
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