Public sentiment on India-Canada relations is mixed, illustrating both optimism for diplomatic normalization under Modi's leadership and significant skepticism regarding Trudeau's handling of the situation, particularly concerning the Khalistani separatist issue. While some express pride in India’s diplomacy, others highlight frustrations with perceived governmental ineptitude and distrust from both sides, reflecting a divided opinion.

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mr_flerd

I should be able to kill whoever created that awful font

ToothsomeBirostrate

Can someone give me the skinny on what the fuck is going on with India and Canada.

Jack-of-Hearts-7

"we did not do it" - the Indian government 

"They deserved it" - the jobless Indian redditor

Hope that clears it up.

adiking27

Indian nationalists are like US nationalists from the 1950s.  It’s cute

xesaie

Oh boy, you sure did rustle a lot of Modi-bot’s jimmies with this one OP.

Fenecable

Cmon, let us get away with one assassination. As a treat.

bluntlyguncle

Oh many will be returning to this post after Trudeau's recent revelation. Good for Karma , OP.

Saizou1991

garryooo7

“We didn’t do it, but even if we did do it then it wasn’t that bad, and if it was that bad then he deserved it”

Garlic_God

Killing dissidents is wrong only when you get caught

Skandagupt

Im American and have no idea and zero fucks to give about what’s going on. But a cursory background check on this guy shows him to be a massive piece of work. Guy needed to get smoked either way. Canada seems to have gotten beat to the punch.

KkGUnknown

&gt;Further, the accused doesn't share our democratic and humanitarian values, and DOESN'T TOW OUR FOREIGN POLICY LINE. He's buys oil from that blood thirsty monster Putin undermining our sanctions, and this time, in the middle of a war...this..this..."Prime Minister" [sends his navy ships to Iran](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indian-navy-ships-reach-iranian-port-for-training-amid-west-asia-tensions-101727791375861.html)...for..I kid you not...for a F\*CKIN "TRANING EXERCISE". This is a most homophobic and islamophobic behaviour displayed by the accused.

GamerBuddha

This is what Trudeau admitted to in testimony today 🤡


**'No proof' of India's involvement in Nijjar killing, admits Trudeau**  


https://www.deccanherald.com/world/no-proof-of-indias-involvement-in-nijjar-killing-admits-trudeau-says-information-about-canadians-passed-on-to-bishnoi-gang-3235527

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Keep crying about the assassination now, y'all. There is no proof, according to Trudeau, himself 😂

A) India definitely did it

B) Canada had no proof when it accused India the first time ([source](https://x.com/KirkLubimov/status/1846590672075464916?t=dRID3FqK4i59g6z56or_ew&amp;s=19))

C) Canada can't do nothing about it

D) The US and UK can't help Canada in any other way than empty platitudes

E) India shouldn't have got caught

F) Canada should have been classy about it

PotatoEatingHistory

I love how you can spot threads on Reddit that are being run by specific propaganda groups. This one definitely belongs to the ones supporting Canada / Trudeau.

propellerMutant

https://youtu.be/FWJ7wYjZe8Q?si=Ofp6B9bgHPRJRsKI

JobEducational106

UnderstandingPale597

Ivebeenfurthereven

Man I really don’t get it are people in west retarded or they just act like one to get attention. Murder on other’s soil is a v serious allegation. You as a country can’t start a blame game only because your secret agents are incapable of finding the real culprits ie. Your agents have failed to do that one job they had to do. It has been a year and if you still cant catch the culprit then your alliance with the eyes have failed! Op can talk all racist shit but when you represent a country as a whole you are expected to back up your claims weather its serious or not so serious allegations.

Firm-Victory-420

Nice now let's see some proofs from both sides and handle this in a civil way. Um ..
Canada...
Can you provide us with some proof about what you just said? And please show them to the general public. This stupid fascist hate-mongering Modi government doesn't show the public how it carries out assassinations in foreign countries.

Maghawan

For all those commenting that the guy India assassinated was the mastermind behind the 1985 Air India bombing in Canada, you need a better lie. The dude was born in '77 so he was EIGHT YEARS OLD FFS. This is the bullshit we have to put up with from India, and Modi the right wing nationalist religious based fascist.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeep_Singh_Nijjar

Tribe303

When did tankies invade this sub?  Go back to your America hating subs and spew your whataboutism there where other people lack the critical thinking skills to call out your dumbass arguments

molotovzav

Well that ✨dissident✨ was part of and/or heavily affiliated with the violent gang (Khalistanis) that caused the death of 329 people on Air India 182, most of them Canadian citizens.


Yeah great going Trudeau, take this worthless hill to die on instead of actually fixing problems in your country, like harbouring wanted terrorists that are on the terror watchlist of one of your supposed allies.

p3nguinboy

The accuser (Canada lol?) in the meme literally: [“no evidentiary proof, India should investigate their own secret service”](https://x.com/mattooshashank/status/1846575612183634408)

lungilibrandu

mother_love-

Next time, we will do it after Blackface Trudeau is out of the office. We didn't know he was into Singh like that, but I guess the divorce might have been hard on the poor fella. Sorry, y'all.

https://preview.redd.it/isq8n0oy75vd1.jpeg?width=640&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=743fa4c1e1b4913caca7d62b1f19f2ad64130f4f

smallasfpp

The canada that helped invade Afghanistan cause they gave shelter to terrorists suddenly has a problem with countries killing terrorists abroad.

reddragonoftheeast

Wow they did not mince any words at all. This seems like it keeps getting worse with time.

HungryHungryHippoes9

Reads like Jaishankar himself typed it in a fury. You'd only see words like this thrown towards Pakistan. Even China gets more polite formalities.

Nomustang

Submission Statement:

Response by Ministry of External Affairs of India to a recent diplomatic communication from canada regarding the Indian High Commissioner to Canada and other diplomats being "persons of interest" In a investigation matter in Canada

SIGNIFICANCE:

Rare No Holds Barred Response with personal imputations to PM Trudeau along with Leader of NDP of Canada from India

I don’t want to deny Indian feelings on the matter, I just want to give a perspective on how Canadian law works and why this is happening. I’m not worried about the backlash, because I am aware shooting the messenger is very common in India-related threads, it’s a very emotional matter. 

Let’s take this out of the way first, Canada is housing Khalistani separatists, because it’s not against Canadian law to do so. They are simply classified as a low level threat because *all those who make it in Indian media* do is speak about wanting to separate, not actively planning terrorist attacks against India. But those who are planning terrorist attacks against India have already been dealt with behind-the-scenes by Canada. This is simply not something they report to the general population. They are not obligated to report this either, though I do think it would be better diplomacy from Canada if they did. 

Even if Trudeau is replaced, which is very likely because he is unpopular with pretty much everyone right now, I don’t see this being changed unless the threat level from them increases. Speaking about wanting separatism is a low level threat, a thought crime at worst. Thought crimes are often treated as things to tell at a therapist to help deal with personal catharsis. 

For example, every single person in the world hates someone so much, they want that someone dead or harmed in one way or another, and still don’t do it. Your average employee wants that of their boss, but they are not put on a list for that unless there is serious evidence they are thinking about harming their boss. Otherwise, it’s a thought crime and it’s ignored. 

Figures like say, Pannun, fall under the lobbyist category and lobbyism is not illegal in Canada, even though if you ask anyone in the streets and they will tell you they hate lobbyists. Per Canadian law, it is perfectly fine to hate it. It is perfectly fine to criticize him. It is perfectly fine to ridicule and portray him as the devil in Indian media. Even this threatening response is fine as far as the legal argument goes. The only line they have is not make Canada change the way they deal with him, because Canada is a sovereign country and they reserve the right to deal with him as they wish.

For Indian law, Canada is housing Khalistani separatists because they want to harm India and they have every right to want self-defense. For Canada, they are housing low-level threats that need a different approach that doesn’t involve affecting Canada’s sovereignty in decision-making process. If India and Canada can compromise here, this issue can be resolved.

A solution in my opinion would be for India and Canada to create a joint independent intelligence organization that classifies Khalistani separatists level of threats with clear definitions on what they consider a thought crime vs. what they consider a serious one, and act accordingly based on this.

Yelesa

Wow. This has got to be one of the sternest responses from MEA that i've ever read. It also foreshadows a future with many friction points for Indo-Canadian relations as long as Trudeau is their PM. 

  
I can only imagine things getting better if the Conservative party takes over after Canada's elections next year. They seem to be willing to work constructively with Modi Govt for better relations than the Trudeau Govt.  

  
Also, on side note, i'd wager one of the future diplomatic blowouts over this would include Canada not inviting India as a guest to the G7 summit next year.

neropro345

India probably did it but Canada has been moving weird thru this entire ordeal. And frankly there is a huge issue in Canada harboring extremists and other bad actors.

Timbishop123

Some babu woke up on wrong side of the bed today, only Paksitani Regimes get the same treatment as the Canadian Regime, Chinese govt get more mutual respect in statement at least

Sri_Man_420

I can't escape the feeling the India doth protest too much.

FishUK_Harp

As long as Trudeau continues to be himself and deny they house Khalistani separatists and allow Indian temples, embassies being attacked, India can vehemently deny any wrongdoing. 

Trudeau is close to the end of his end political career.

hinterstoisser

Yeah there's no reconciliation coming. India &amp; Canada are in different universes here. 

In my view, both countries should just sever all diplomatic ties now so that their responses &amp; actions back and forth don't damage the coalition against China any further.

The US will, especially under a Democrat administration, back Canada out of pure sibling loyalty. Just sever ties now so this doesn't become truly malignant while China is surrounding Taiwan without a care.

Still_There3603

India being really offended for a government that probably has had multiple people assassinated around the world.

Tremodian

To me this sounds like India is guilty, knows they've been caught red-handed,  and is trying to bluster through in the hopes that their operations in other countries will be swept under the rug.

Canadairy

I just came in, what's the fuss about? Why are Canado-Indian relations dropping so fast?

Dude why are half the people commenting here only active in Indian subreddits? 😭 

Do these people have alerts for when the word India is mentioned on r/canada?

vanjobhunt

Funny interview. This high commissioner thinks a non-binding referendum is a terrorist and criminal activity. India is not a serious country.

MorePower7

India has shown that it’s not a responsible entity. It’s basically Russia Jr with Modi’s friends holding all the power just like in a Russia it’s Putin’s. We need to tread carefully with India because it has the potential to become the next cancer after Russia and China.

Skynet_Beyblade

I wish we would drastically limit the amount of immigrants we take in from this country.  We won't, obviously, but one can hope.

Fritz6161

After the recent events in the US, I'm sure they were told to act right lol.

People seem to forget that India is NOT ‘the world’s largest democracy’ and the West needs to stop calling it that. 

They are an elected autocracy now. It was downgraded from a democracy. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56393944

Yeah, getting called out by the US for trying the same shit over there can do that to a country….

Where are all the people saying that the whole affair was an election ploy by Trudeau?

Good thing relations are improving......there are 50 million more ready to come and our population is 38 million now. lol

jt325i

I wonder if this turn about was influenced by the US information release about what they investigated/foiled...

BarryBwa

It is indeed improving for Indo-Canada relations. They have started issuing visas.

Different-Ad-6027

Finally some good news

Edit: whats with the downvotes? Optimism is dead.

bhumit012

A Sikh man was killed in Canada. He was a Canadian citizen. Canada accused India of assassinating him. Other Western powers, including the United States, appear to back Canada's version. The Indian media and public are alleging that he was a terrorist with links to Punjabi separatist groups and therefore, the Indian security services were justified in killing him. (Even though they are ostensibly still denying Indian involvement.) To the Canadians, the man himself is a moot point; it's the violation of territorial sovereignty that  shocks the Canadians - and frankly, shocks the rest of the world, given this is the kind of stuff authoritarian governments like Russia and Saudi Arabia do. India has continued to escalate, expelling Canadian diplomats and halting visa services so Canadian citizens cannot go to India. The Canadians have expelled an Indian diplomat but taken no other actions yet.

I have my own views on the issues, but assuming you're arguing in good faith and just looking for facts, that's as clearly and objectively as I can lay them out. It'll affect CBDs because they currently can't visit India. Beyond that, I doubt it'll have much effect.

glumjonsnow

The Indian gov and Interpol also alleges this guy is a terrorist and involved in the planning of blowing up a movie theater in India and the assassination of a diplomat. He is/was major leader in the same group that the Canadian government accuses itself of the infamous air India bombing, the largest terrorist attack in Canadian history. 

 Canada is known to have several of these accused that it refuses to extradite. Some allege for vote bank Khalistani politics.

India got pissed off and allegedly did an extra judicial killing on Canadian soil. This info is allegedly from 5 eyes security cooperation (US UK AuS NZ and CAN shared intel). Canada wanted a broad condemnation at G20 which these nations refused, in part because of India's large market and also to continue to build an alliance with India to counter China. 

Issues of Canada providing safe haven to Khalistani terrorists and India committing am extra judicial killing on foreign soil are coming up. Also, contradictions in how these acts are viewed, given democracies like the US routinely do these world wide.

The current Khalistani leader, Pannu, has threatened to harm Canadian Hindus and has stated that they all need to go back to India.

trollmagearcane

Aside from making it harder for Indians to travel between both countries? Nothing much in the short term…

Intelligent_Read_697

Was India involved?

If we knew the answer to this with proof, it would be out there already. Everything is speculation right now ...

wonkycal

India apparently pulled a Russia move and assassinated a dissident on Canadian soil.

Book_devourer

Canada needs to reciprocate and stop allowing Indians with visas into the country. That will halt the mass influx of Indians coming in. Wonder if JT can also send some back and he's sure to win Indo-Canadian votes.

saturn022

an idiot gets killed

two other idiots start fighting and creating annoyances for millions

I would also like to know why there is this sudden rise in internet content featuring Canadian issues. Or maybe the algorithms thinks I have been reading Canadian stuff on this sub, and then pushes all Canadian content to me? DAE? 

Are Canadians more likely to be active on reddit/internet per-capita than Americans on /r/ABCDesis? Are they new Canadians and looking for a forum to vent?

coldcoldnovemberrain

My goodness....grow a damn pair. India knows you haven't got any and will blink first. Here it is

butt3rry

So India 

- Murdered a Canadian on Canadian soil. 

- Asked the Canadian government to reduce their presence in India. 

- Expelled a Canadian diplomat. 

- Stopped new visas for Canadians.

- Indian hackers hacked government websites 

And so far all the Canadian government did is *check notes* expel an Indian diplomat? 

If you didn’t know who was who you’d think Canada was the who conducted an assassination in India. 

I hopes that the government wouldn’t put neo-liberalism ahead of the sovereignty of the nation but it looks like money above all else, always and forever.

Newhereeeeee

Canada has sanctioned countries in the past for much less. India getting away with it devalues the lives of all Canadian citizens and Canadian sovereignty.

Medical-Estimate-870

The best revenge we could have is make a strong cricket team and beat the living shit out of India. It’s the only way.

SwisschaletDipSauce

Canada doesn’t respect itself, thus, the world doesn’t respect it.

All of this has been on the biggest
" trust me bro"  that JT had ever pulled

singh_kumar

Kinda weird how they claim the one killing was an assassination yet the next one was apparently gang violence. Weird.

They expelled the only person they suspected from the country who could have been instrumental in investigation. Of course they just just wanted to have some leverage against India and were never serious about any accusation. And now they are backtracking

sapan_auth

Canada forever a bitch on the international stage

ThiccThigh666

Nobody saw that coming, nobody! I mean, Canada is so important geopolitically.

Doggiesaregood

Serious about importing cheap labor. It's all about the $$$ over dignity and national interests. This is infuriating beyond belief!

Organic_Connection17

Accuse another nation of assassinating a Canadian citizen; they obviously are taking this as an affront, and Trudeau wants his cake and to eat it. 

India already paused visas, I guess T is gonna backtrack and a private apology to the Indian PM and back to business.

MrBoredgamer

I simply don’t understand our governments current foreign policy.. 🤦‍♂️

Itchy-Form4912

People are taking what these idiot politicans are saying at face value. They are simply actors in front of the camera and are good at it. If he was even a little bit competent in doing his job, he would have handled this issue much more elegantly than standing up in the house and making a big announcement with no details and then creating a storm all over the world. I ask only that you open your eyes to their acting.

singlecell00

Bro why start enimity with a close ally..!??

IntelligentMedium856

You people have to do something about JT. I feel embarrassed for you, and I’m Italian! Never thought this can be happen.

Whole word's been singing the first line of the National Anthem for a few days now...

123myopia

This is clusterfuck, this could have been handled privately avoiding all embarrassment for both the nations. Media can always be deemed as rumour instead here the highest head of a state jumped the gun, inviting similar response from India.

LegalTable5791

Canada and the west need India to try to reign in China politically in South Asia. 

Don’t know how that’s going to work out with the souring of relations. 

As the ol saying goes - Can’t have your cake and eat it too

Badbrains8

I'm not a liberal voter, but you all need to come back to reality if you think the conservatives would do any different. They're only talking to talk because they're the opposition, so they don't need to walk the walk.

Idk why but people really think that Canada can actually hurt India economically or geopolitically. 

That aint it chief. 

India is Economically and geopolitically stronger.

Even blinken met Indian minister and didn’t even discuss Canada. Its a “Non-issue” to them and all other 5 eyes members. But surely, they are “concerned”.

AlternativeClothes43

At this rate, Canada would have better relationship with North Korea then India.

Mr Kim would be very happy to do business and trade with Trudeau.

PinealTone

Trudeau sucks, and is pathetically weak.

Our government in general is terrible right now, and is spineless.

We need a new election, and politicians that aren't awful.

CataclysmDM

Indian students are extremely lucrative. Cannot risk slowing the flow of millions of them per year.

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