Former UK minister Kemi Badenoch, who is the leading candidate to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party chief and opposition leader, has said that she blocked the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) due to demands for additional visas, according to UK media reports. The shadow minister of Nigerian heritage suggested that one of the reasons…
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Indian diplomats in Canada are “on notice” after she was asked whether more expulsions could come amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada. “They’re clearly on notice,” Joly said in response to the question, speaking of other Indian diplomats following the expulsion of six earlier this week. “Clearly…
When Canadian officials announced this week it had expelled six Indian diplomats for alleged links to criminal activity targeting Canadian citizens, they said the action was taken after India refused to waive diplomatic immunity. That immunity shields foreign diplomats from criminal proceedings, including questioning by police in an investigation. Global News reported that agents working…
Members of a parliamentary committee have called for an emergency meeting on new allegations of Indian foreign interference in Canada as diplomatic tensions between the two countries have escalated this week. The standing committee on public safety and national security is set to meet Friday morning to discuss the recent developments that saw Canada expel…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size India had at least 26 extradition requests pending with Canada, the South Asian nation’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, amid a diplomatic row between the two countries. “These are over the last decade or more,” India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters during a weekly media briefing….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Amid the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Canada and India, the U.K. is calling on New Delhi to co-operate with Ottawa’s legal process, voicing full confidence in the country’s judicial system. On Wednesday, the British Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office issued a statement saying India’s co-operation with Canada would…
India and Canada expelled six of each others’ diplomats in tit-for-tat moves after Ottawa accused Indian government agents of links to the 2023 murder of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is investigating the case at the heart of Monday’s rupture in ties, accused Indian government agents of…
A prominent leader in British Columbia’s Sikh community says the community feels vindicated following explosive new RCMP allegations of foreign interference by agents of the Indian government in Canada. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme said Monday that the force had evidence of violent criminal activity in Canada, including homicides and extortion, being connected to Indian government…
Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata’s death and described him in a statement as his “friend, mentor, and guide.” He did not provide a cause of death. Tata was admitted this week to…
