If India ordered a murder in Canada, there must be consequences

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been accused of muzzling the press, intimidating the courts and persecuting minorities domestically.
India's Western allies have been reluctant to condemn Modi's excesses. But if the investigation confirms India's involvement in Nijjar's death, it will be time to take a tougher stance.
India has been accused of killing militants and dissidents in its own region, but there have been no known instances of such killings outside its territory
The victim, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was accused by India of being a terrorist, but Hardeep Singh Nijjar, while alive, denied any link to separatist violence.
The assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada appears to be a gratuitous and unjust act. The Khalistan movement, which led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people in India in the 1980s and 1990s, has since become little more than a talking point in the Sikh diaspora
The diplomatic row between Canada and India, which has involved the expulsion of diplomats from both sides, could escalate.
Canada has shared intelligence about the case with its allies in the Five Eyes intelligence pact. United States and the United Kingdom have released statements urging India to cooperate with the Canadian investigation.
The relationship between Canada and India, already tense due to Indian suspicions of Canada's support for separatists among the 770,000-strong Sikh diaspora in Canada, has deteriorated further following the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated in June 2023, amid a recent increase in Sikh separatist activity and heavy-handed Indian crackdowns on it.

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Justin Trudeau accuses India after the murder of the activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian territory

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Justin Trudeau accuses India after the murder of the activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian territory

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The diplomatic row between Canada and India, which has involved the expulsion of diplomats from both sides, could escalate.

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Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated in June 2023, amid a recent increase in Sikh separatist activity and heavy-handed Indian crackdowns on it.

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