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☆ Trudeau says 'denialism' rising as nation marks holiday for indigenous reconcilation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Lac La Ronge Chief Tammy Cook-Searson lead an Awareness Walk on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 30, 2023. Trudeau's statement was made on National Truth and Reconciliation Day, which recognizes the legacy of the residential schools, which operated between 1831 and 1996 and removed about 150,000 indigenous children from their families. Some were subjected to abuse, rape and malnutrition at schools in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 called "cultural genocide." "We must never forget the past and the injustices committed against Indigenous Peoples at residential schools, as well as the intergenerational trauma that remains today," Trudeau said in a statement. "Right now, with denialism sadly on the rise, uncovering the whole truth is more important than ever."

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Lac, Tammy Cook, Valerie Zink, Trudeau, denialism, Nivedita Balu, Leslie Adler Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Canadian, Indigenous Peoples, Thomson Locations: Lac La Ronge , Saskatchewan, Canada, Toronto

☆ India foreign minister says he spoke to Blinken, Sullivan about Sikh separatist murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar say a few words to the media as they meet at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - India's foreign minister on Friday said he spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about Canadian allegations on New Delhi's possible involvement in the June killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. Ties between the two countries have been strained after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told parliament earlier this month that Canada suspected Indian government agents were linked to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India has dismissed Canada's allegations as absurd and both countries have expelled a diplomat in a tit-for-tat move. A U.S. official confirmed that Blinken spoke to India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday and urged India to cooperate with the Canadian investigation, but a U.S. State Department statement made no mention of the issue.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Leah Millis, Jake Sullivan, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh, Blinken, Jaishankar, Shivam Patel, Christina Fincher Organizations: State Department, REUTERS, U.S . National, Canadian, U.S, India's, U.S . State Department, Hudson Institute, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, DELHI, Canada, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, India, U.S, Washington

☆ India raids 53 sites nationwide as crackdown on Sikh separatists deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —India’s anti-terror agency has raided 53 sites across seven states and union territories in a crackdown on what it says are “terrorists” and “gangsters,” some of whom it alleges have links to Sikh separatist groups. “Khalistan” is a reference to a separatist movement that seeks to create a homeland for Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. The NIA said Wednesday the latest raids “relate to conspiracies of targeted killings, terror funding of pro-Khalistan outfits, extortion, etc. “These criminals have been engaged in planning and commissioning serious crimes, including contract and revenge killings, in association with criminals lodged in jails across India,” it added. Things escalated further when India suspended visa services for Canadian citizens over what it said were “security threats” against diplomats in Canada.

Persons: ”, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Trudeau’s, Modi Organizations: CNN, National Investigative Agency, Khalistan, Canadian, Sikh, NIA Locations: Punjab, India, Canada, British Columbia, Sikh Canadian, Pakistan, Malaysia, Portugal, Australia, Harayana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chandigarh . New Delhi

CNN —An Indian minister has accused Canada of giving “operating space” to terrorists and extremists, as he rejected claims by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the Indian government may have played a role in the assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. “The Canadian (prime minister) made some allegations initially privately, and then publicly. He said the Indian government had long accused Canada of inaction in dealing with Sikh separatist extremism aimed at creating a separate Sikh homeland. He said India believes Canada has a “very permissive Canadian attitude towards terrorists, extremist people who openly advocate violence.”Those individuals “have been given operating space in Canada because of the compulsions of Canadian politics,” Jaishankar added. And that has actually compelled me to temporarily suspend even visa operations in Canada,” the minister added.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, ”, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, “, Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Trudeau’s, Jaishankar, ” Jaishankar, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Nijjar, Gina Raimondo, Katherine Tai, Alicia Barcena, Raquel Buenrostro, Jake Sullivan, I’m Organizations: CNN, Hudson Institute, India’s, Indian National Investigation Agency, State Department, US, US National, Canadian Locations: Washington, India, India’s Punjab, Canada, Britain , New Zealand, Australia, Mexican

☆ Sikh group protests outside Golden Temple over killing in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[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. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Sikh activists on Friday staged a demonstration outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, demanding punishment for the killers of a Sikh separatist in Canada. Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told parliament that there may be a link between New Delhi and the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June in British Columbia. Holding posters of Nijjar, the protesters outside the holiest of Sikh shrines shouted slogans asking New Delhi to stop extrajudicial operations against separatists seeking Punjab as an independent state. Nijjar, who worked as a plumber, left the north Indian state of Punjab a quarter-century ago and became a Canadian citizen.

Persons: Nanak, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Chris Helgren, Justin Trudeau, Paramjit Singh Mand, Dal, Kanwar Pal, Sunil Kataria, Mayank Bhardwaj, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Canadian, Dal Khalsa, Thomson Locations: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, DELHI, Golden, Amritsar, Punjab, New Delhi, India, Canadian, Sikh

Blinken met with Jaishankar at the State Department on Thursday afternoon. A State Department spokesperson said that in the meeting Blinken had urged India to cooperate "fully" with the ongoing Canadian investigation. Ties between Indian and Canada have become seriously strained after Trudeau told parliament this month that Canada suspected Indian government agents were linked to the murder. Jaishankar said on Tuesday New Delhi had told Canada it was open to looking into any "specific" or "relevant" information it provides on the killing. The U.S. ambassador to Canada told Canadian television that some information on the case had been gathered by the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which groups the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Britain.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Leah Millis, Jake Sullivan, Hardeep Singh, Blinken, Jaishankar, Trudeau, Nijjar, Sullivan, Washington, Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom, Doina Chiacu, Caitlin Webber, Daniel Wallis, Don Durfee Organizations: State Department, REUTERS, Rights, India's, U.S . National, Department, New, The, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Canada, India, United States, Washington, Blinken, U.S, Quebec, Canadian, New Delhi, The U.S, Australia, New Zealand, Britain

☆ U.S. readout excludes India-Canada rift as Blinken meets India's top diplomat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive for a photo spray and brief remarks at the U.S. State Department September 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Washington on Thursday, but the U.S. readout did not mention the spiraling dispute between India and Canada. Trudeau went public with "credible allegations" on Sept. 18, accusing the Indian government of orchestrating the murder. The deepening rift between the two sides is concerning Canada's closest allies — Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. If allegations are true, this may well derail the U.S. courtship of India as a partner in a broader Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at countering China.

Persons: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Antony Blinken, Drew Angerer, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Blinken, Trudeau's, Hardeep Singh Nijjar Organizations: Affairs, U.S . State, Getty, Canadian, U.S, Ottawa Locations: Washington ,, Washington, U.S, India, Canada, New Delhi, Canadian, Australia, United Kingdom, United States, China

☆ The scandal over a standing ovation for a Nazi veteran is now raising questions about a cemetery monument in Canada that honors his Waffen SS unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The gaffe rekindled calls for a monument honoring his unit to be removed from a Canadian cemetery. Yaroslav Hunka served in the 14th Waffen SS Division, a voluntary unit of mostly Ukrainians. Now a monument honoring Hunka's unit in Oakville's St Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery is under fire again after his appearance made headlines. It was vandalized with graffiti in 2020, when someone spray-painted the words "Nazi war monument" on its face, reported The Ottawa Citizen. "The bottom line is that this unit, the 14th SS unit, were Nazis," B'nai Brith Canada leader Michael Mostyn told the outlet.

Persons: Yaroslav Hunka, —, Justin Trudeau, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dan Panneton, Simon Wiesenthal, David Marples, Michael Mostyn, Marples, Hunka Organizations: Waffen SS Division, Service, Grenadier Division, Waffen SS, Oakville's St Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Holocaust Studies, Canadian, Global, 14th SS Division, Ottawa Citizen, Russian Embassy, B'nai, Galicia Division, University of Alberta, BBC, 14th SS Locations: Nazi Germany, Nazi, Oakville's St Volodymyr, Toronto, Galicia, Russian, Ottawa, Canada, Russia, Eastern, Ukraine, Polish, Poland

☆ Why Indians Can’t Stand Justin Trudeau
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sadanand Dhume | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Sadanand Dhume writes a biweekly column on India and South Asia for WSJ.com. Mr. Dhume is also a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Mr. Dhume is the author of “My Friend the Fanatic: Travels with a Radical Islamist,” (Skyhorse Publishing, 2009), which charts the rise of the radical Islamist movement in Indonesia. Mr. Dhume holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Delhi, a master’s degree in international relations from Princeton University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, and travels frequently to India.

Persons: Sadanand Dhume, Dhume, “, Narendra Modi Organizations: WSJ.com, American Enterprise Institute, Washington , D.C, Economic, Journal, Skyhorse Publishing, University of Delhi, Princeton University, Columbia University Locations: India, South Asia, Washington ,, New Delhi, Indonesia, Journal Asia

☆ Canada PM says he is sure Blinken will raise murder case with India
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken take part in a bilateral meeting, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable/Pool/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he was sure U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would raise the murder of a Sikh separatist leader with his Indian counterpart when the two meet later in the day. Blinken is due to meet Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday. Asked directly whether Blinken would bring up the case, Trudeau replied: "The Americans will certainly discuss this matter with the Indian government." Reporting by David Ljunggren Editing by Chris Reese and Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Antony Blinken, Blair Gable, Trudeau, Hardeep Singh, Blinken, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, David Ljunggren, Chris Reese, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Canada's, U.S, REUTERS, Rights, Canadian, British Columbia, Indian, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Quebec, British, India, Delhi

☆ Trudeau apologizes for ‘embarassing’ celebration of Ukrainian veteran who fought for Nazi unit in World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Paula Newton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Canada's Trudeau Apologizes After Nazi Veteran Praised in Parliament
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By David LjunggrenOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday formally apologized after the speaker of the House of Commons praised a Nazi veteran in the chamber while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was present. Trudeau also said Ottawa had already reached out to Kyiv and Zelenskiy through diplomatic channels to apologize. Hunka, 98, was a Polish-born Ukrainian who served in one of Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS units during World War Two. Trudeau said the Liberal government had no responsibility for vetting who the speaker had invited. The official opposition Conservatives say Trudeau was ultimately responsible for what happened, given he had invited Zelenskiy to address the Canadian parliament, and accused him of negligence.

Persons: David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Justin Trudeau, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Trudeau, Anthony Rota, Yaroslav Hunka, Adolf Hitler's Waffen, Zelenskiy, Hunka, David Ljunggren, Alison Williams, Paul Simao Organizations: Canadian, Wednesday, Commons, Nazi, Ottawa, Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS, Ukrainian, Liberal Locations: Kyiv, Polish, Ukrainian, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Western, Rota's

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media outside his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday formally apologized after the speaker of the House of Commons praised a Nazi veteran in the chamber while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was present. Trudeau also said Ottawa had already reached out to Kyiv and Zelenskiy through diplomatic channels to apologize. The Kremlin earlier in the day said the whole Canadian parliament should publicly condemn Nazism. The official opposition Conservatives say Trudeau was ultimately responsible for what happened, given he had invited Zelenskiy to address the Canadian parliament, and accused him of negligence.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Blair Gable, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Trudeau, Anthony Rota, Yaroslav Hunka, Adolf Hitler's Waffen, Zelenskiy, Hunka, David Ljunggren, Alison Williams, Paul Simao Organizations: Canada's, REUTERS, Rights, Canadian, Wednesday, Commons, Nazi, Ottawa, Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS, Ukrainian, Liberal, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Kyiv, Polish, Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Western, Rota's

☆ Canada House Speaker resigns after celebrating Ukrainian veteran who fought for Nazi unit in World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Paula Newton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Ottawa CNN —Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons Anthony Rota resigned his post Tuesday, days after he praised a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. “I accept full responsibility for my actions.”Rota’s recognition of Hunka last week prompted a standing ovation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the incident “deeply embarrassing.”The 14th Waffen Grenadier Division was part of the Nazi SS organization declared a criminal organization by the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg in 1946, which determined the Nazi group had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty ImagesRecognizing Hunka was “beyond outrageous,” B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn said, adding, “We cannot allow the whitewashing of history.”“Canadian soldiers fought and died to free the world from the evils of Nazi brutality,” he said. “No one – not even anyone among you, fellow parliamentarians, or from the Ukrainian delegation – was privy to my intention or my remarks prior to their delivery,” he said.

Persons: Anthony Rota, Volodymyr Zelensky, Rota, Yaroslav Hunka, “, Hunka, ” Rota, Justin Trudeau, ”, Dave Chan, Michael Mostyn, – Organizations: Ottawa CNN —, Canadian, of, Nazi, Ukrainian, Waffen Grenadier Division, ”, Liberal, Waffen Grenadier, Nazi SS, International, Getty Locations: Ukrainian, Canada, Poland, Nuremberg, Ottawa, AFP, “

☆ India Told Canada It Is Open to Looking Into Specific Information on Sikh Separatist Killing -Jaishankar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - India's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said on Tuesday that India has told Canada it was open to looking into any specific information it provides on the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Speaking at a Council on Foreign Relations event, Jaishankar said India had told Canada, "This is not the government of India's policy," after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that Canada was pursuing "credible allegations" that Indian government agents may be linked to the killing.

Persons: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Hardeep Singh, Jaishankar, Justin Trudeau Organizations: WASHINGTON, Foreign Relations, Canada, Canadian Locations: India, Canada

☆ India told Canada it is open to looking into specific information on Sikh separatist killing -Jaishankar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar looks on as he delivers his speech in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post Ministerial Conference with India during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting in Jakarta, on July 13, 2023, where Myanmar's seat was left empty. BAY ISMOYO/Pool via REUTERS REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - India's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said on Tuesday that India has told Canada it was open to looking into any specific information it provides on the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Speaking at a Council on Foreign Relations event, Jaishankar said India had told Canada, "This is not the government of India's policy," after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that Canada was pursuing "credible allegations" that Indian government agents may be linked to the killing. Reporting by Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Hardeep Singh, Jaishankar, Justin Trudeau, Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom, Leslie Adler Organizations: India's, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, India, ASEAN Foreign Ministers, REUTERS, Rights, Foreign Relations, Canada, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, India, Canada

☆ Inviting a former Nazi to Zelenskyy's speech was 'deeply embarrassing' to all Canadians, Trudeau says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Still, Trudeau has not called for speaker Anthony Rota to resign, and Rota is also resisting the calls. Peter Julian, the New Democratic Party House leader, and Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet both said Anthony Rota should step down. "This is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians." "I think it's going to be really important that all of us push back against Russian disinformation and continue our steadfast unequivocal support for Ukraine," Trudeau said, per the BBC. "It's been deeply embarrassing for Canada, and I think it was deeply embarrassing for the president of Ukraine," said Gould, who is a descendent of Holocaust survivors.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Anthony Rota, —, Peter Julian, Yves, Francois Blanchet, Julian, Yaroslav Hunka, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rota, Hunka, Zelenskyy, Simon Wiesenthal, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Vladimir Putin, Pierre Poilievre, Will, Karina Gould, It's, Gould, Daria Litvinova Organizations: Service, Nazi, New Democratic Party House, Bloc Quebecois, Kremlin, Liberal Party, BBC, Politico, 1st Ukrainian, Ukrainian, Waffen, SS, SS Galicia Division, Waffen Division, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Holocaust Studies, Ukraine, Liberal, Conservative, Canada, Hunka, Associated Press Locations: Canada, Ukrainian Nazi, Rota, Ukrainian, Moscow, Ottawa, SS Galicia, Ukraine, Tallinn, Estonia

Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota speaks during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 25, 2023. Rota publicly recognised Hunka, calling him a hero. Russia called the incident outrageous. "That public recognition has caused pain to individuals and communities, including the Jewish community in Canada and around the world ... Foreign Minister Melanie Joly earlier said Rota should resign while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on him to ponder his future.

Persons: Anthony Rota, Blair Gable, Yaroslav Hunka, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Rota, Hunka, Adolf Hitler's Waffen, Vladimir Putin, Zelenskiy, Melanie Joly, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau's, David Ljunggren, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Canada's, Nazi, Ukrainian, Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS, Liberal, Canada, Trudeau's Liberal, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Western, Rota's

Trudeau said that Canada was "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June. "Obviously we're concerned about making sure (the sales) get executed," Price said, adding that he's not aware of any cancellations. Due to India's poor crop, lentil prices are high, but since Trudeau's comments Indian offers for Canadian supplies have dropped 6% to around $770 per metric ton, Price said. India consumes around 2.4 million metric tons of lentils annually, but local production falls short at 1.6 million tons, said Bimal Kothari, chairman of India Pulses and Grains Association. "Inflation within the pulses group is currently very high, making Canadian lentils a critical need for India.

Persons: Amit Dave, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Nitin Gupta, Kevin Price, Parrish, Price, Bimal Kothari, Rod Nickel, Rajendra Jadhav, Timothy Gardner Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Canadian, Industry, Olam Agri, Indian, Canadian Global Affairs, Heimbecker, Association, Thomson Locations: Delhi, India, Rights WINNIPEG , Manitoba, MUMBAI, New Delhi, Canada, British Columbia, Olam Agri India, Winnipeg, Canadian, Australia, Mumbai, Winnipeg , Manitoba

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine and U.S. to jointly produce weapons; Russia inflicts 'significant damage' on Odesa in attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address on Sunday that the U.S. had agreed to jointly produce weapons with Kyiv. "There is a historic decision by the United States to jointly produce weapons and defense systems. In particular, air defense. We will make it a reality," Zelenskyy said. "It was a productive week.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: ., General Assembly, Canadian Locations: United States, U.S, Canada, New York

☆ Canadian Sikh protests outside Indian mission off to a muted start
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Wa Lone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Trudeau said last week Canada was pursuing "credible allegations" that Indian government agents may have been involved in Nijjar's murder. The Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, said concerned authorities have been informed of the protests. Nijjar, who worked as a plumber, left the north Indian state of Punjab a quarter-century ago and became a Canadian citizen. He has supported the formation of an independent Sikh homeland, called Khalistantan, to be created out of Punjab. The Canadian government has amassed both human and signals intelligence in a months-long investigation into the Sikh separatist leader, CBC News reported last week, citing unidentified sources.

Persons: Blair Gable, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Jatinder Singh Grewal, Trudeau, Grewal, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Verma, David Cohen, Wa, Denny Thomas, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: High Commission of, REUTERS, Rights, Justice, Canada, Reuters, Sunday, Indian, Toronto Police Department, Canadian, CBC News, CTV News, Wa Lone, Thomson Locations: High Commission of India, Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Toronto, British Columbia, Ottawa, Vancouver, Surrey, India, Delhi, Punjab, Canadian

☆ Punjab's Sikhs fear Canada-India row threatens them at home, abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Outside of Punjab, the greatest number of Sikhs live in Canada, the site of many protests that have irked India. Still, though, the elder Nijjar said he is worried about deteriorating diplomatic relations with Canada and declining economic prospects in Punjab. The once-prosperous breadbasket of India, Punjab has been overtaken by states that focussed on manufacturing, services and technology in the last two decades. Modi's government has created "an atmosphere of fear", especially for young people, said Sandeep Singh, 31, from Nijjar's village. At the same time, the party says no one has done as much for the Sikhs as Modi.

Persons: Himmat Singh Nijjar, Hardeep Singh, Adnan Abidi, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Narendra Modi's, Nijjar, Gursimran Singh, Indira Gandhi, Modi's, Modi, Sandeep Singh, wouldn’t, Kanwar Pal, Manoj Kumar, YP Rajesh, William Mallard Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Canadian, Ottawa, DREAM, CANADA, Hindu, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Dal Khalsa, YP, Thomson Locations: Jalandhar district, Punjab, India, Canada, North America, Canadian, Vancouver, Bharsinghpura, Amritsar, Nijjar's

☆ Punjab's Sikhs Fear Canada-India Row Threatens Them at Home, Abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Persons: Manoj Kumar BHARSINGHPURA, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Justin Trudeau, Himmat Singh Nijjar, Trudeau, Narendra Modi's, Nijjar, Gursimran Singh, Indira Gandhi, Modi's, Modi, Sandeep Singh, wouldn’t, Kanwar Pal, Manoj Kumar, YP Rajesh, William Mallard Organizations: Canadian, Ottawa, DREAM, CANADA, Hindu, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Dal Khalsa, Reuters, YP Locations: India, Canada, Punjab, North America, Canadian, Vancouver, Bharsinghpura, Amritsar, Nijjar's

CNN —Intelligence gained by the “Five Eyes” network led to Canada’s public accusation that the Indian government may have played a role in the assassination of a Sikh separatist activist on Canadian soil, the US Ambassador to Canada said Sunday. Five Eyes is an intelligence sharing pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, though the ambassador would not confirm if that shared intelligence came from the US. The spat then escalated further last week when India suspended visa services for Canadian citizens over what it said were “security threats” against diplomats in Canada. On Sunday, Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair sought to shift the focus from questions over its intelligence to the criminal investigation of Nijjar’s killing. His death both shocked and outraged the Sikh community in Canada, one of the largest outside India and home to more than 770,000 members of the religious minority.

Persons: I’m “, David Cohen, Vassy, “ I’m, ” Cohen, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, ”, Arindam Bagchi, Cohen, Bill Blair, Blair, “, we’d, Trudeau, Bagchi, ’, ” Bagchi, Nijjar Organizations: CNN — Intelligence, Canadian, CTV, Canadian Defense, CBC, Canada, United Nations, that’s, India’s, Indian National Investigation Agency, Khalistan Locations: Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India, New Delhi, Surrey, British Columbia, United, India’s Punjab

☆ Opinion: Trudeau’s fumble on India
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Opinion Michael Bociurkiw | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —It is hard to imagine any world leader wanting to share the foreign policy swamp in which the beleaguered Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, currently finds himself. Nijjar led a group pushing for the creation of an independent Sikh homeland in northern India called Khalistan. The Biden administration can’t be blamed for prioritizing its ongoing bromance with India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the bilateral relationship with Ottawa. A cynic might say that prematurely publicizing the explosive findings against India is a diversion tactic to steer attention away from the China interference file and the domestic issues piling up. Or that it is simply amateur hour at the offices of the prime minister and foreign affairs.

Persons: Michael Bociurkiw, Justin Trudeau, Michael Bociurkiw Chrystia Chudczak, Trudeau’s, Trudeau, India ”, Hardeep Singh, Nijjar, Mélanie Joly, —, Joly, “, ” Yaroslav Baran, Biden, can’t, Narendra Modi, Joly —, Meng Wanzhou, Meng, ” Baran, Jagmeet Singh, Assembly —, Goody Organizations: Atlantic Council, Organization for Security, Cooperation, CNN, Canadian, Sikh Canadian, British Columbia, Toronto Globe, Mail, Ottawa, Huawei, Iran, UN Security Council, Canada, mojo, India —, New Democratic Party, Atlantic, UN, Assembly Locations: Canadian, Odesa, Europe, China, India, Delhi, British, Khalistan, Ottawa, Indian, Canada, Ukraine, Russian, United States, Quebec, Washington

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