Intelligence provided by an ally from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and communication intercepts between Indian officials led Ottawa to hold New Delhi responsible for Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar\u2019s killing, CBC News reported. Citing government sources, the news outlet said Canada amassed intelligence involving communications between Indian officials, diplomats and information \u201cprovided by an unnamed ally in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance\u201d, during a month-long probe on Nijjar\u2019s killing. Other than Canada, the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network is made up of the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and was founded in 1946. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau\u2019s accusations of Nijjar\u2019s death have snowballed into a major diplomatic crisis with New Delhi and Ottawa taking a number of steps, including expelling diplomats and issuing advisories, in a tit-for-tat move.<\/p>\n
The report said that Canadian officials went to India on several occasions seeking cooperation in the investigation of Nijjar\u2019s killing, which took place outside a Sikh temple in Surrey on June 18, 2023. Further, it said that Canadian National Security and Intelligence Adviser Jody Thomas was in India for over four days in mid-August, then again for five days this month on which the last day saw a tense meeting between the prime ministers of the two nations. No Indian official denied the allegations during closed door meetings, the Canadian government sources told CBC News. In New York, after attending the United Nations General Assembly, told the media on Thursday that the decision to share the allegations on the floor of the House of Commons \u201cwas not done lightly\u2026 It was done with the utmost seriousness\u201d.<\/p>\n
While the Canadian government has not released the evidence linking Indian agents to Nijjar\u2019s death, they have suggested that it could emerge during an eventual legal process, the news outlet reported. When asked about the intelligence reports, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told CBC News that she couldn\u2019t comment without risking the investigation and Canada\u2019s obligations to its Five Eyes partners. India has vehemently rejected Trudeau\u2019s claims, calling them \u201cabsurd\u201d, and accused Canada of sheltering Khalistani terrorists and anti-India elements, saying it is \u201cdeeply concerned about Canadian political figures openly expressing their sympathy for \u201csuch elements\u201d. It asked Canada to take prompt and effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating on its soil. \u201cWe are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law. Such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern,\u201d a Ministry of External Affairs statement noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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