Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:50am on 24 Sep 2023,Sunday India Global
The US provided intelligence to Canada following the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. However, intercepted communications by Canadian officials led to Ottawa's accusation of India's involvement in the plot. The allegations have strained India-Canada relations, with India rejecting them as "absurd" and expelling a Canadian diplomat in retaliation. The US urged India to cooperate with Canada's investigations but emphasized they had no advance information about the plot. While US officials have tried to avoid diplomatic backlash from India, the disclosure of US intelligence involvement risks complicating relations between Canada and India, as the US seeks closer ties with New Delhi.
