Considerably, in a serious intelligence report, Canada described “Khalistani extremists” as a menace to nationwide safety. The Canadian Safety Intelligence Service, often known as CSIS, said in its annual report back to Parliament that “although there have been no assaults in Canada in 2024 associated to Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs), CBKEs’ continued involvement in violent actions continues to pose a nationwide safety menace to Canada and Canadian pursuits.” For the primary time, Canada has referred to Khalistanis as “extremists.” Through the years, India has voiced its considerations over the presence of Khalistani militants in Canada.
In response to the Canadian research, “solely a small group of people are thought of Khalistani extremists as a result of they proceed to make use of Canada as a base for the promotion, fundraising or planning of violence primarily in India”.
India has often urged Canada to take motion in opposition to Khalistani extremist forces. It has even given Canada a listing of greater than 20 extradition petitions, lots of which contain people related to Indian terrorism and violence. India’s considerations about Canada serving as a hub for such actions have been heightened by the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight by Khalistani radicals, which claimed 329 lives.
The report stated, Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) in search of to “use and assist violent means to create an impartial nation state referred to as Khalistan, largely inside Punjab, India” and that, “actual and perceived Khalistani extremism rising from Canada continues to drive Indian international interference actions in Canada”.
India’s long-standing worries over the matter will likely be allayed by Canada’s acknowledgement.
On the fringes of the G7 Summit in Alberta, PM Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney held bilateral discussions the day earlier than. Following the bilateral, amongst different essential selections, each events agreed to start commerce deal discussions and assign new excessive commissioners to one another’s capitals. Following Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s accusation of the Indian authorities’s involvement in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s homicide—even though no concrete proof was ever introduced—ties between the 2 nations have been in ruins. Carney, the brand new prime minister, has said that he desires to strengthen relations with India.
