Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:57am on 27 Sep 2023,Wednesday India Global
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar rebutted Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's allegation of an Indian government connection to the killing of pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, stating "this is not the Government of India’s policy." Jaishankar accused Canada of permissiveness toward Khalistani extremism due to "political reasons", despite India providing information on terrorist leaders there. He implied Canada hypocritically cites "democratic norms" to justify this stance. Jaishankar maintained India has received no evidence from Canada, though Trudeau claimed "there is a potential link" between India and Nijjar's death.
