[1/3] 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.
Here are some recent examples of uneasy ties between the two countries:Sept 2023: Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng postponed a trade mission to India planned for October.
Sept 2023: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed strong concerns about protests in Canada against India to Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi.
Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984 by two Sikh bodyguards after she allowed the storming of the holiest Sikh temple, aimed at flushing out Sikh separatists who demanded an independent homeland to be known as Khalistan.
March 2023: India summoned Canada's High Commissioner to convey concern over pro-Khalistan protesters in Canada who breached the security of India's diplomatic mission and consulates.
Persons:
Nanak, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Chris Helgren, Justin Trudeau, Mary Ng, Narendra Modi, Trudeau, Indira Gandhi, Canada's, Kanishka Singh, Sandra Maler
Organizations:
REUTERS, Canadian, Canadian Trade, Indian, Sikh, Air, Air India Boeing, Thomson
Locations:
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Ottawa, New Delhi, Punjab, India, Air India, Washington