After U.S., U.K., Australia, Five eyes member New Zealand too criticises India on order expelling Canadian diplomats

After U.S., U.K., Australia, Five eyes member New Zealand too criticises India on order expelling Canadian diplomats

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India. | Photo Credit: AP Close on the heels of U.S., U.K., and Australia, New Zealand on October 26 criticised India’s demand for 41 Canadian diplomats to leave or face a revocation of diplomatic immunity. New Zealand, the … Read more

Morning Digest | U.S. expresses concern over departure of Canadian diplomats from India; Israel steps up bombing of Gaza, and more

Morning Digest | U.S. expresses concern over departure of Canadian diplomats from India; Israel steps up bombing of Gaza, and more

The U.K. and the U.S. have expressed concerns over the departure of 41 Canadian diplomats from India. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Centre asks senior officers to showcase nine years of achievements  The Union government has asked all departments to nominate officers to act as Rath Prabharis or special officers, who will be expected to advertise and promote the … Read more

Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India as row over separatist killing grows

Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India as row over separatist killing grows

High Commission of Canada in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: AFP Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India – fallout from a bitter row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. New Delhi planned to revoke diplomatic immunity for all but 21 of Canada’s diplomats and their families by … Read more

Indian students in Canada worried about lack of job opportunities

Indian students in Canada worried about lack of job opportunities

As India-Canada relations strained in the wake of allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau against India, there is another major problem that is plaguing Indian students here – lack of job opportunities. In 2022, a total of 226,450 Indian students arrived in Canada to pursue higher education, making India the top source country of … Read more

What is the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance? | Explained

What is the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance? | Explained

The story so far: The recent allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linking the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil to the Indian government has put the spotlight on the intelligence-sharing alliance ‘Five Eyes’ (or FVEY), which is believed to have provided the information that “helped” Canada. In an interview with … Read more

India-Canada relations sour: Spotlight on immigrants, foreign students, workers and trade | Data

India-Canada relations sour: Spotlight on immigrants, foreign students, workers and trade | Data

India- Canada conflict: A flock of birds flies past the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot in June. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau … Read more

India Canada row live updates | Canada’s Defence Minister describes relationship with India ‘important’

India Canada row live updates | Canada’s Defence Minister describes relationship with India ‘important’

The story so far: Hours before parliamentarians in India were getting ready for a special session in the new Parliament building in Delhi on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood up in the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa to make a startling announcement. He alleged that agents of the Indian government were involved in the … Read more