Public opinion exhibits a divided sentiment regarding India's actions against Khalistani separatism, with significant criticism towards Canada's political handling of the issue and strong support for India's national security stance. However, there is also a prominent voice condemning India's record on human rights, particularly concerning ethnic minorities, leading to calls for accountability and international awareness surrounding the alleged repression.

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Britain has named India among 10 countries it will closely monitor for violations of religious freedom as part of a new foreign policy strategy. 

The announcement was made by David Smith, the Labour Member of Parliament for North Northumberland and the U.K. government’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the United Kingdom. 

https://newsreel.asia/articles/india-united-kingdom-relations-religious-freedom-david-smith

Outrageous-Tart3374

Sab log hi humko gaali dete hain aaj kal. MEA baithke muth marr rahi hai

Electrical_Being7986

Hosting sepratist groups and accusing others.

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While UK gives refuge to the likes of Vijay Mallya

Redittor_53

EAM Jaishankar calls out Western NGOs for such nonsense and hypocrisy.

babloochoudhury

Why cannot we find out UK's spy activities in India and nail them with proof on a similar allegation?

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Gobar bro's don't want you to spill our secrets outside.

insanebabydoll

Perfect opportunity to cut immigration from India big time

shogun2909

I'm just happy that Indians were only a small percentage of the immigrants coming through the last few years /S

Germz90

Might be a good time to shut down the industry scamming Indians luring them with false promises of education and degrees to only end up exploiting. 

I keep getting bombared with ads from your subpar institutes.

Tempredaccount9

In its annual report to Parliament, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service also identified China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan as the main perpetrators of foreign interference.

The report was tabled in Parliament on Friday but CSIS said it will not be published on its website until Wednesday, the day after the G7 concludes.

In its report, CSIS said the investigation into the gangland style murder continues and noted the links between “the government of India and the Nijjar murder signals a significant escalation of India’s repression efforts against the Khalistan movement and a clear intent to target individuals in North America.”

CSIS said Mr. Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda includes using Canada-based proxy agents that seek to influence the South Asia community and politicians. India’s pressure tactics and targeting play a central role in New Delhi’s activities in Canada, the report said.

“Canada must remain vigilant about continued foreign interference conducted by the government of India, not only within ethnic, religious and cultural communities, but also in Canada’s political system,” CSIS said.

cyclinginvancouver

Canada - Brings in millions of foreigners from a single country in a few years then acts surprised that people from that country are starting to fuck with Canada. 

It’s so obvious that a 6th grader could have told you this would happen. 

MGarroz

Can someone clarify what’s meant with foreign interference here? My plain reading indicates that it’s considering any level of spy work as foreign interference. Is that how everyone else is reading this?

nitsthegame

Maybe it’s time to shut down some colleges and schools- ol numbnuts didn’t listen to csis before - hopefully new numbnuts listens. Stop importing people from a country that has terrorist and a cast system!

AdNew9111

Close the fucking doors to them already jfc

BudderscotchPudding

So that means less Indian students and immigrants then??? Right???? 🧐🤔

AsifSuburban

So let me guess, Canada will do nothing in response.

jert3

Cannada is like USA if USA said, "Ah! We know Al-Queda blew up our towers with planes, but in the interest of freedom of expression we are going to give our boy Osama asylum and invite his buddies to run in elections".

Hence why Canadians never speak about that Air India Flight 182 that Khalistan movement blew up and 268 Canadian citizens died.

ExtremeBack1427

Not only that the ones here interfere with a fair job market.

blahyaddayadda24

And we still invite their PM to talk trade with us.

RockScissorLazer

I work with these communities and see the victimization daily. 


Big advocate of slashing immigration from India to zero. It isn't racism when they are literally murdering Canadian citizens on Canadian soil. 


Until we know who is coming into the country and who has already entered, and what their intentions are, then why should we allow any of them in? Let the Government of India sort out their own mess and clean up their internal instability issues. Then we can talk about accepting people here as students.


We aren't talking about asylum seekers here. Immigration is super important for Canada - tons of people want to come here from elsewhere and actually contribute. It isn't hard to find alternatives. 

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zeitguy41

Maybe if we boost CSIS’ shoestring budget we can actually do something about it. 

BruceNorris482

yourmomwasmyfirst

Bring them all over here so they are not foreign anymore, just pure interference. Checkmate! 

Snoo23538

India is finally joining the ranks of Iran, Russia, China and Pakistan when it comes to foreign meddling. For a country that claims to be the largest democracy in the world, this is a steep decline.

OkRB2977

As long as Canada is a fertile ground for Khalistanis, India will remain a threat to Canada.

liberalindianguy

Correction : Khalistan terror remains persistent canada based terror threat.

Any_Collar8766

Isn't Modi at the G7 right now? Put pressure on him. Not that he'll care or anything...

Thwackitywhack

Yet we let all of their people in? That checks out

panlouis

The government doesn't want to act on it because they think they'll look like racists. People really have a hard time seeing it as security measures when they see skin color. The same applies to the country's catch and release to criminals. Visible minorities don't get held as long.

misnko

Boomskibop

Step one. Deported every single one of them. Step 2. Cut all ties to that country.

Step 3: improve security on every level.

There. Done.

ABystander987

India mentioned, prepare for the bot/idiots to swarm with the whataboutism.

ZoeyNet

So in actual WWIII scenario, do you place India on Allies side or the Axis team?

Chuck-Finley69

I'm guessing it will take the conclusion to [this](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/04/23/nijjar-suspects-court-appearance/) before Canada sanctions India.

Mushi1

I've seen the car theft rings and the extortion ring they just dismantled. India is a problem behind foreign interference

Skyhook91

I sure wish the government would listen to their intelligence apparatus! Fucking hell.

faultysynapse

DuttySoldier

Might be downvoted for this but…

isn’t the Khalistan independence movement that are operating in Canada that India has told Canada about a concern for India too?

FattyGobbles

Im sure the Khalistani “activists” that took to downtown Calgary over Modi’s presence are going to deter him from future interference 

Who doesn’t love when foreign spats that have nothing to do with us influence our government?

BlueTree35

Well, since the Liberal policies have turned much of Canada, especially BC and Ontario, into suburbs of India, kinda hard to miss.

Pyanfars

As an Indian immigrant this is so frustrating. The root of this friction between the countries is the Khalistani movement. A movement no one cares about in India or even in Punjab (source I am Punjabi) 

And here we are - these guys keep making loud noises and the politicians keep giving them eyeballs (read Jagmeet) to get votes while people like us keep getting blamed while we want nothing to do with this BS. 

Yes Nijjar should not have been killed and India needs to be held accountable but at the same time we need to wonder why people like him are sheltered in the country arriving off fake visas. 

Why is Canada making Khalistan their own problem? Why are these folks so important to Canada when there are a million other problems to solve.

ConsciousFan3120

This is exactly why people who write things like “of course we are allies with country X, they are a democracy” sound like absolute buffoons. All being a democracy means is that the majority of the people elect the government. Doesn’t reflect at all on their values or interests.

henry_why416

This is what happens when you allow people from one Country to dominate our immigration numbers. As the system is fair, it unfortunately rewards those who cheat it. Id be in favour of a maximum overall percentage from one nation, and id be in favour of enforcing penalties on fraudulent applications or on persons who do not follow then requirements of their status while here.

scurfit

VGK_hater_11

I'm Indian and I have no desire to have a war of words here. 
But I do think Canada should reconsider its immigration policy, especially for "freedom movements". 

The assassin of Bangladesh's Founder lived/lives in Canada.

The LTTE, the terrorist group that invented suicide bombing, had many, if not most of its top people, living in Canada.

Khalistanis, who carried out perhaps the worst airline bombing in history, live in Canada.

JT managed to fish out a freaking Ukrainian Nazi and got him in Parliament. 

There is no reason for Canada to accept such dubious characters without a thorough checking of their antecedents.

witriolic

ADearthOfAudacity

Well next is Iran. When will we realize that not all immigrants come here just because they do not favor their states but for financial and political reasons that may put us all at a disadvantage.

Gliese351c

India has rejected a UK parliamentary report alleging its involvement in transnational repression, emphasizing concerns about human rights and international relations.

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