Canada Committed To 'Closer Ties' With India, Says Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Amid Diplomatic Row

Amid the ongoing diplomatic tussle between India and Canada over the assassination of Khalistani separatist leader Hrdeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday underlined that바카라 웹사이트Canada is still "very serious" about building closer ties with India as it is a growing economic power and important geopolitical player while he also made it very clear that바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트New Delhi should바카라 웹사이트work with the Canadaian capital Ottawa to ensure that they get the full facts about the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

What did Trudeau say on ties with India?

Speaking at a press conference in Montreal, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said that he thinks it is “extremely important” that Canada and its allies continue to engage “constructively and seriously” with India given its growing importance on the world stage.

“India is a growing economic power and important geopolitical player. And as we presented with our Indo-Pacific strategy, just last year, we’re very serious about building closer ties with India,” he told reporters.

바카라 웹사이트“At the same time, obviously, as a rule of law country, we need to emphasise that India needs to work with Canada to ensure that we get the full facts of this matter," the paper quoted him as saying.

Trudeau said he got assurances from the United States that Secretary of State Antony Blinken would be raising the allegations made publicly about India라이브 바카라 role in Nijjar라이브 바카라 murder during a meeting with his Indian counterpart in Washington on Thursday.

However, the US State Department in its readout on the meeting between Blinken and Jaishankar did not say whether the two leaders discussed the India-Canada diplomatic standoff.

“The Americans have been with us in speaking to the Indian government about how important it is that they be involved in following up on the credible allegations that agents of the Indian government killed a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil,” said Trudeau.

This is something that all democratic countries, all countries that respect the rule of law need to take seriously, he said.

"We are moving forward in a thoughtful, responsible way anchored in the rule of law with all of our partners including in our approach to the Government of India,” he added.

Trudeau's allegation against India government

Diplomatic tension between the two nations바카라 웹사이트flared바카라 웹사이트following Trudeau's explosive allegations of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Nijjar on his country's soil on June 18 in British Columbia. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.

Trudeau said despite “credible allegations” against India, Canada is committed to building closer ties with it, The National Post newspaper reported.바카라 웹사이트

Trudeau first spoke publicly about the allegations in the House of Commons on September 18.