Canada says relations with India ‘necessary’, partnerships like Indo-Pacific technique to proceed
Describing relationship with India as ‘necessary’, Canada’s defence minister Invoice Blair Sunday stated Toronto will proceed to pursue partnerships like Indo-Pacific technique whereas the investigation of the killing of Khalistani extremist chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar will proceed, PTI reported.
“We perceive that this may be, and has confirmed to be, a difficult concern with respect to our relationship with India,” Blair was quoted as saying by International Information.
The Canadian defence minister stated the Indo-Pacific technique was nonetheless a important one for the nation and has led to an elevated army presence within the area and commitments for additional patrol capabilities.
The technique commits $492.9 million over 5 years towards these army priorities, out of a complete of almost $2.3 billion over the identical interval, the report stated.
“However on the similar time, we’ve a duty to defend the regulation, defend our residents, and on the similar time ensure that we conduct an intensive investigation and get to the reality,” he stated.
If the allegations are confirmed true, Blair stated “there’s a very important concern that Canada can have with respect to the violation of our sovereignty within the homicide of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil.”
Tensions flared between the 2 international locations following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explosive allegations of a “potential” involvement of Indian brokers within the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.
New Delhi rejected the allegations as “absurd” and “motivated” and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat transfer to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case.
Canada had been in search of deeper commerce, defence and immigration ties with India earlier than the “credible intelligence,” as Trudeau referred to as it, was first raised, International Information reported.
India requested Canada to downsize its diplomatic workers within the nation, arguing that there must be parity in power and rank equivalence within the mutual diplomatic presence.
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Up to date: 25 Sep 2023, 02:00 AM IST
