Sikh Leader's Killing in Canada Could Renew Ethnic Tensions in Modi's India
The alleged targeting of Sikh leaders abroad by India’s far right government has raised fears of a new insurgency.
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The alleged targeting of Sikh leaders abroad by India’s far right government has raised fears of a new insurgency.
Diplomatic relations between India and Canada remain tense after the murder of a Sikh leader in Canada, which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has
In the early hours of June 23, 1985, a bomb planted in the cargo hold of Air India flight 182 traveling from Montreal to New Delhi exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.
Trudeau’s assassination claim has inflamed relations with New Delhi, which has fiercely denied the allegation and taken a series of diplomatic measures to make clear its displeasure with Canada. Relations between the two countries — both key U.S. allies — have nosedived and neither side shows signs of backing down.
A close associate of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his friend was warned by Canadian intelligence officials about being an assassination target before being gunned down in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday.