Trudeau is following his father on Khalistan backers in Canada

IANS | September 22, 2023 8:33 PM

Toronto, Sep 22 (IANS) With Canada-India ties nosediving after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June, his decision is being compared to that of his father Pierre Trudeau who refused to extradite Air India bombing mastermind Talwinder Singh Parmar to India.

Trudeau's survival as PM depends on ardent Khalistan supporter

Meenakshi Iyer | September 22, 2023 8:32 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Whether on the 2020 farmers' protests, the arrest of Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh, or the recent diplomatic row over Khalistan backer Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, many prominent Sikh politicians in Canada have been at the forefront, raising voices against Indian actions.

Diversely Indian: Not all Indo-Canadian MPs, ministers are Sikh

Meenakshi Iyer | September 22, 2023 8:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A total of 17 Indo-Canadians, the majority of them Sikhs, were elected as MPs when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clinched a third victory in the September 2021 snap elections by securing 158 seats -- short of the 170 needed for a majority -- in the 338-member House of Commons.

British Indian among panellists named for review into Leicester unrest

IANS | September 19, 2023 12:27 PM

London, Sep 19 (IANS) The UK government has appointed three expert panellists, including a British Indian, to sit on an independent review into a communal unrest that occurred in Leicester city between Hindus and Muslims, following an India-Pakistan cricket match in Dubai last year.