Narendra Modi government is angry with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, know the reason
The Canadian government sent a communique on Sunday night requesting that India waive diplomatic immunity for six Indian diplomats, including High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma, and submit to an interrogation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police regarding the June 18, 2023, murder of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Narendra Modi government is furious with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for this request.
Further diplomatic escalation is planned because diplomatic parity must be maintained, even though India has withdrew its High Commissioner Sanjay Verma and the five other diplomats and accused Trudeau of defaming India in order to win votes. The Modi government is in no mood to give in to Canadian demands.
Although it is acknowledged that the Canadian statement to India was sent to both the High Commission in Ottawa and Delhi, the missive’s wording was harsher than it was during the Cold War’s peak.
The statement was preceded by the October 12 burning of High Commissioner Sanjay Verma’s effigy in Vancouver and the use of pro-Khalistani demonstrators as a means of intimidation against Indian diplomats. Charge de Affairs is in charge of the Canadian High Commission in Delhi since Ottawa did not select a new High Commissioner after the former ambassador’s term ended.
Even after a year had gone, the RCMP was unable to establish proof linking Indian operatives to the death of terrorist Nijjar of the Khalistan Tiger Force. Trudeau chose to worsen the situation by almost ambushing PM Narendra Modi during the ASEAN conference in Laos on October 11. PM Modi waved him away, stating that it was not the appropriate time or place for a conversation.
Trudeau countered that he had matters to attend to and expressed his satisfaction that the National Security Advisors of the two nations would be getting together the next day. During the October 12 meeting in Singapore, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval instructed his Canadian counterpart to either provide evidence of Indian involvement or cease engaging in vote-bank politics with India. Following the contentious discussion with NSA Doval, Canada released the statement.
“We are certain that Canada, rather than relying only on political posturing, must provide legal evidence to support the accusations made against India. A senior security official said, “Any action taken by Canada against India going forward will receive more than equal retaliation.”
The announcement makes it quite clear that the RCMP wants to question Indian diplomats in the hopes that they would involve themselves in the Nijjar case even though they have no evidence against India. The PMO’s imprint is evident in the wording used in the communiqué, which demonstrates Trudeau’s desperate attempt to hang on to his radical Sikh support base.
