A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has categorically rejected Canada's suspicions that Indian agents had links to the murder.
The dispute deals a fresh blow to diplomatic ties that have been fraying for years, with New Delhi unhappy over Sikh separatist activity in Canada.
The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that weeks before Trudeau's allegations against India, Canada had asked its closest allies, including the U.S., to publicly condemn the Sikh separatist leader's killing, but the requests were turned down.
The Canadian foreign ministry also said that claims that "Canada asked allies to publicly condemn the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and were subsequently rebuffed, are false."
Persons:
Nanak, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Chris Helgren, John Kirby, Justin Trudeau, Kirby, Narendra Modi's, There's, Nijjar, Jarrett Renshaw, Leslie Adler, Timothy Gardner, Bill Berkrot
Organizations:
REUTERS, Canadian, India, Washington Post, Thomson
Locations:
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, India, New Delhi, United States, U.S, Canadian, Australia, New Zealand