What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

NEW DELHI — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced Wednesday against an Indian national arrested in June in Europe come two months after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said … Read more

India eases a visa ban a month after Canada alleged its involvement in a Sikh separatist’s killing

India says it is easing a visa ban imposed on Canadian nationals more than a month ago after Canada alleged that India was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada ByASHOK SHARMA Associated Press October 25, 2023, 4:39 PM NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday announced an easing of its visa ban … Read more

Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity

TORONTO — Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, the foreign minister said Thursday, in an escalation of their dispute over the slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada. The moves come after Canada’s allegations that India may have been involved in … Read more

India expels Canadian diplomat, escalating tensions after Trudeau accuses India in Sikh’s killing

NEW DELHI — India expelled one among Canada’s prime diplomats Tuesday, ramping up a confrontation between the 2 nations over Canadian accusations that India might have been concerned within the killing of a Sikh separatist chief in suburban Vancouver. India, which has dismissed the accusations as absurd, mentioned the expulsion got here amid “rising concern … Read more

What to know concerning the Sikh motion on the heart of the tensions between India and Canada

NEW DELHI — Tensions between Canada and India have reached new heights with dueling diplomatic expulsions and an allegation of Indian authorities involvement within the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. The row facilities across the Sikh independence, or Khalistan, motion. India has repeatedly accused Canada of supporting the motion, which is banned … Read more