Punjab couple with Khalistan links denied refugee status in Canada
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab couple with Khalistan links denied refugee status in Canada

Hindustan Times  

Toronto :A couple from Punjab who claimed that their lives were at risk if they were deported to India due to their alleged links to the Khalistan movement, have been denied refugee status by Canadian authorities. A couple from Punjab who claimed that their lives were at risk if they were deported to India due to their alleged links to the Khalistan movement, have been denied refugee status by Canadian authorities. Rajvinder Kaur and Randhir Singh, both based in Montreal, had claimed refugee status but were turned down by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, according to the outlet CTV News. This isn’t the first case where a person from India facing potential deportation from Canada had used the possibility of repercussions due to their suspected links to Khalistan to seek political refuge in the country.

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India to continue refusing visas to pro-Khalistani Canadians despite criticism
6 days, 19 hours ago

India to continue refusing visas to pro-Khalistani Canadians despite criticism

Hindustan Times  

A recent article in a Canadian media outlet argued that India was interfering in the country’s domestic affairs by withholding visas from pro-Khalistan elements unless they disavowed separatism. That process began in late 2015, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited London and met with, among others, Jasdev Singh Rai, director of the Sikh Human Rights Forum based in the United …

India-Canada new chirp: Visa denial to Khalistani Canadians stirs outcry, debate
Trending News
1 week, 2 days ago

India-Canada new chirp: Visa denial to Khalistani Canadians stirs outcry, debate

India Today  

Pro-Khalistan Canadians are crying foul over what they claim is “weaponization” of India’s visa policy. The article paints India’s visa policy as a form of coercion, claiming that the Indian Government is using travel visas to silence its critics. The report suggests that India’s visa policy is a form of coercion and accuses India of manipulating the travel documents of …

How denial of visas to Khalistan supporters is a good idea
1 week, 2 days ago

How denial of visas to Khalistan supporters is a good idea

Firstpost  

Some foreign media outlets claim that India is restricting visa access to Khalistan separatists; if that is true, it is a welcome step. Confiscating the property of Khalistan sympathisers and freezing their assets should be the next logical step No matter how hard the global press may twist the issue to attack India or the Modi government, which was chosen …

Canada report claims India denying visa to Khalistan supporters, experts call it ‘wild story’
1 week, 5 days ago

Canada report claims India denying visa to Khalistan supporters, experts call it ‘wild story’

Firstpost  

Sikh Canadians claimed that consular officials denied granting them visas unless they denounced their support for separatism and owed allegiance to India A Canadian report has claimed that Indian consular officials have been denying visas to people involved with the Khalistani movement. ‘Wild story, baffling report’ Political commentators, analysts and experts have raised eyebrows over the report, calling it “baffling.” …

Khalistani protesters disrupt consular camps for Indian pensioners in Scarborough, Canada
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Khalistani protesters disrupt consular camps for Indian pensioners in Scarborough, Canada

Op India  

On 30th November, pro-Khalistan elements protested against the Indian government outside the Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. The Khalistanis protested outside the temple while Indian consulates in Canada were conducting annual consular camps to assist elderly Indian nationals living in Canada by providing life certificates. #cdnpoli #Scarborough #ProtestMania pic.twitter.com/UZCoGkG7i1 — Caryma Sa'd – Lawyer + Political Satirist November …

Khalistanis present in Canada, admits Trudeau, says not all Hindus Modi backers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Khalistanis present in Canada, admits Trudeau, says not all Hindus Modi backers

India Today  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell when he admitted to the presence of Khaslistani supporters in the country, but said that they do not represent the Sikh community in Canada as a whole. He also said that there are Hindu supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Canada, but they also do not represent the Hindu community as …

India stops consular camps in Canada, says lack of basic security
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India stops consular camps in Canada, says lack of basic security

India Today  

Denied even "minimum security protection" by Canadian security agencies, the Indian High Commission in Canada has decided to cancel some of the planned consular camps. This comes after attacks by Khalistani mobs on two consular camps in Brampton and Surrey on November 2 and 3. "In view of the security agencies conveying their inability to provide minimum security protection to …

India's Loss of Respect: Khalistan Treated Like a Criminal Enterprise by Canada
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

India's Loss of Respect: Khalistan Treated Like a Criminal Enterprise by Canada

The Hindu  

India feels backstabbed by Canada's actions regarding the investigation into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen. India's High Commissioner in Canada, Sanjay Verma, was declared a 'person of interest' by Canada and recalled along with five other diplomats. Verma argues that Canada could have used diplomatic tools to address the issue instead of resorting to interrogations.

A year after PM Trudeau’s allegations, mistrust blights India, Canada ties
3 months ago

A year after PM Trudeau’s allegations, mistrust blights India, Canada ties

Hindustan Times  

On September 18 last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rose in the House of Commons and made a statement that there were “credible allegations” of a potential link between Indian agents and the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, three months earlier. Canada’s foreign minister Mélanie Joly described their departure from India as “expulsion”. …

‘Canada being polluted by Khalistanis’: Indian-origin MP hits back at Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Canada being polluted by Khalistanis’: Indian-origin MP hits back at Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Hindustan Times  

In response to separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s video telling him and his Hindu friends to go back to India, Canadian MP Chandra Arya said on Wednesday that Canada is their land and it is being polluted by Khalistani extremists. Canada MP Chandra Arya He said that Hindus from all over the world have come to Canada and have made …

Two of the three Indian suspects in Nijjar’s killing came to Canada as students
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Two of the three Indian suspects in Nijjar’s killing came to Canada as students

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: Karanpreet Singh Brar, one of the three Indian suspects in the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar arrived in Canada as an international student and, in fact, obtaining that study visa was celebrated by the immigration company that represented him. Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh, the three individuals charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit …

Indians returned from Nicaragua-bound flight were asked to use Khalistani shield to seek asylum in USA
11 months, 1 week ago

Indians returned from Nicaragua-bound flight were asked to use Khalistani shield to seek asylum in USA

Op India  

On 27th December 2023, a Nicaragua-bound flight carrying Indians returned to India after being grounded in France on suspicion of human trafficking. If some seats remain vacant on the flight after accommodating them, the Delhi agents ask Gujarat-based agents to arrange people ready to pay to enter the US illegally through their set-up.” So far, the investigating agency has booked …

Scapegoating: The Hindu Editorial on Afghan refugees in Pakistan
1 year, 1 month ago

Scapegoating: The Hindu Editorial on Afghan refugees in Pakistan

The Hindu  

The Pakistan government’s order to all undocumented migrants to leave the country by October 31 has thrown the lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in jeopardy. But Pakistan’s Interior Ministry says some 1.7 million people are staying “illegally”, a vast majority of them Afghans. Thousands are now stranded on the Afghan-Pakistan border, while others are in fear of …

Canada PM Justin Trudeau uses Israel crisis to whine against India over Nijjar to Jordan King, gets snubbed again
1 year, 2 months ago

Canada PM Justin Trudeau uses Israel crisis to whine against India over Nijjar to Jordan King, gets snubbed again

Op India  

After being snubbed by his allies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tried to utilise the ongoing Israel-Hamas war to whine against India in front of other world leaders like the King of Jordan and the president of the UAE. Laughably, this time too, he got nothing but disappointment, as reportedly the official …

Vantage | How India-Canada diplomatic spat has left UK and US in dilemma
1 year, 2 months ago

Vantage | How India-Canada diplomatic spat has left UK and US in dilemma

Firstpost  

They may want to show support for Ottawa, but at the same time, they don’t want to alienate New Delhi When there is war, there is collateral damage; this is true for diplomatic spats as well. But in countries like Canada and the UK, Khalistanis operate freely.Among them is Paramjit Singh Pamma, he is a wanted man in India. “US …

Pakistan evictions of Afghan migrants ‘unacceptable’, says Kabul
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan evictions of Afghan migrants ‘unacceptable’, says Kabul

The Hindu  

Pakistan's plan to evict hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants is "unacceptable", Taliban authorities said Wednesday, denying allegations by Islamabad its citizens were responsible for a string of suicide attacks there. Around 1.3 million Afghans are registered refugees in Pakistan and 880,000 more have legal status to remain, according to the latest United Nations figures. But caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz …

Spat with Trudeau: Time to take stock and move on
1 year, 2 months ago

Spat with Trudeau: Time to take stock and move on

Hindustan Times  

First, anyone with even a superficial knowledge of Canadian policies know that a variety of criminals shelter in Canada. If the prevailing law was not enough, Canada could have relied on its obligations under Interpol, which had issued a ‘red corner notice’ against Nijjar in 2016, according to most sources as well as 7 others wanted by India. There are …

'Innocent until proven guilty': Former Indian envoy urges Canada to de-escalate tensions with New Delhi
1 year, 3 months ago

'Innocent until proven guilty': Former Indian envoy urges Canada to de-escalate tensions with New Delhi

India TV News  

Amid deepening tensions between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, former Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup has criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for being "reckless" and urged Ottawa to de-escalate the ongoing dispute by revealing the truth. Swarup, who served as India's high commissioner to Canada from 2017 to 2019, reminded the Trudeau government …

'No place for aggression, hate...', says Canada as Hindus face threats amid Khalistan terrorist's killing
1 year, 3 months ago

'No place for aggression, hate...', says Canada as Hindus face threats amid Khalistan terrorist's killing

India TV News  

Amid deteriorating relations between New Delhi and Ottawa over the killing of a Khalistani terrorist, Canada's Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has appealed for calm as Hindu-Canadians face threats to leave the country amid the row, terming the warnings as 'offensive and hateful'. Tensions between India and Canada increased dramatically after Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian …

Wanted Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Pannu threatens Hindu community in Canada, Indian diplomats in Ottawa
1 year, 3 months ago

Wanted Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Pannu threatens Hindu community in Canada, Indian diplomats in Ottawa

Op India  

Amidst surging tensions between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the leader of the banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs For Justice has issued threats to Canadian Hindus and asked them to leave Canada claiming that they have adopted a “jingoistic approach” by siding with India. In the video titled “Leave Canada, Indo-Hindus, …

India informed Canada about bases of 9 terror organisations but it did not take any action: Officials
1 year, 3 months ago

India informed Canada about bases of 9 terror organisations but it did not take any action: Officials

India TV News  

Amid the row over the killing of extremist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, officials in New Delhi claimed India had informed about nine separatist organisations supporting terror groups have bases in Canada and added the Canadian government did not take any steps to curb those involved in heinous crimes, including the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. India asks Canada …

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was rejected as a Citizen by Canada's previous governments multiple times
1 year, 3 months ago

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was rejected as a Citizen by Canada's previous governments multiple times

Op India  

On 18th September, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of involvement in killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. The Global News report suggests that Nijjar told immigration officials that his troubles began in 1990 during police crackdown on insurgency in the Indian state of Punjab. In an affidavit, Nijjar told the immigration officials that …

US reacts as Canadian PM Trudeau raises Khalistani terrorist Nijjar's killing issue with President Joe Biden
1 year, 3 months ago

US reacts as Canadian PM Trudeau raises Khalistani terrorist Nijjar's killing issue with President Joe Biden

India TV News  

Hours after India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and accused Canada of interfering in its internal affairs over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Ottawa, the United States raised grave concerns over the development and the allegations levelled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The statement from Washington came after Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said the expelled Indian …

How India-Canada relations have soured with the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar? EXPLAINED
1 year, 3 months ago

How India-Canada relations have soured with the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

A diplomatic standoff between India and Canada escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made strong allegations over the Indian government's role in the death of wanted Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Trudeau on Monday claimed that Canada's national security officials have reasons to believe that "agents of the Indian government" carried out Nijjar's killing in June based on "credible …

Dozens from Punjab claiming persecution, seeking political asylum abroad: Sources
1 year, 3 months ago

Dozens from Punjab claiming persecution, seeking political asylum abroad: Sources

India Today  

Dozens of people from Punjab are seeking political asylum in countries like the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Germany, citing political persecution in India, police sources told India Today. Dozens of Khalistani terrorists are believed to have sought political asylum in foreign countries on the basis of letters allegedly issued by political parties. A senior Punjab Police …

Allowing Protests, US, UK, Canada, Australia Envoys Should Visit Punjab to Know Khalistan Bogey - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Allowing Protests, US, UK, Canada, Australia Envoys Should Visit Punjab to Know Khalistan Bogey - News18

News 18  

Punjab is a few hours’ drive from Delhi for the ambassadors of Canada, the US, UK and Australia. Amidst the so-called “peaceful protests” in their countries on the issue of Khalistan, which have now transgressed into “Kill India” drive with photographs of Indian diplomats on posters, the ambassadors perhaps need to transmit the “real picture” of Punjab’s mood to their …

‘Stop supporting Khalistani terrorists’: Indians wave Tricolor in Canada
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Stop supporting Khalistani terrorists’: Indians wave Tricolor in Canada

Live Mint  

With an aim to counter pro-Khalistani protests in Canada, the Indian community members on Saturday gathered outside the consulate holding the Tricolor in their hands to protect their diplomats and the consulate office. These quotes were "Khalistani are not Sikh", and "Canada stop supporting Khalistani Canadian terrorists". Pro-Khalistani elements had announced to hold rallies outside Indian Missions in the UK, …

Punjab’s illegal immigration back in spotlight after Canada’s recent deportation threat
1 year, 6 months ago

Punjab’s illegal immigration back in spotlight after Canada’s recent deportation threat

The Hindu  

Illegal immigration from Punjab is back in the spotlight after Canada set up a task force on Thursday for case-by-case scrutiny of Indians facing deportation due to their entry into the country allegedly using fake college admission offer letters. ‘Cheated by agent’ Jagtar Chand of Mianwal Araian village in Jalandhar has filed a police complaint against Jalandhar-based immigration consultant Brijesh …

Canada urged for humanitarian approach: Sources on Indian students’ deportation
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada urged for humanitarian approach: Sources on Indian students’ deportation

Live Mint  

The Government of Canada has decided to hold the deportation of the Indian students who have been accused of allegedly submitting fraudulent documents. Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar took up the matter with his Canadian counterpart and the authorities have been urged to be fair and take a humanitarian approach since “the students are not at fault”, sources said. …

Punjab to provide free legal aid to 700 Indian students facing deportation from Canada: Dhaliwal
1 year, 6 months ago

Punjab to provide free legal aid to 700 Indian students facing deportation from Canada: Dhaliwal

India Today  

Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday said the state government will provide free legal assistance to around 700 Indian students who are facing deportation from Canada. Presiding over a meeting with civil and police officers associated with the NRI department here, Dhaliwal issued instructions to all deputy commissioners and senior superintendents of police to scrutinize documents of …

Canada deportation fear: Indians protest after immigration fraud comes to light
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada deportation fear: Indians protest after immigration fraud comes to light

Live Mint  

Scores of Indian students who are facing possible deportation by the Canadian authorities following an immigration fraud, are protesting in Canada since last week. Over 700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada after the authorities in that country found "admission offer letters" to educational institutions to be fake. For over a week now, students have assembled at Airport Road …

Fake documentation: Faridkot student faces deportation from Canada
1 year, 7 months ago

Fake documentation: Faridkot student faces deportation from Canada

Hindustan Times  

As many former international students from India face possible deportation from Canada in a case related to fake documentation, Canadian authorities have issued their first removal order in this regard. The majority of affected students were represented by the agent Brijesh Mishra of the Jalandhar-based counselling firm EMSA Education and Migration Services Australia. In an open letter under the banner …

‘Very Much Indian’: 25 Hindu Refugees from Pakistan Living in Rajkot to Cast Vote for First Time in Guj Polls
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Very Much Indian’: 25 Hindu Refugees from Pakistan Living in Rajkot to Cast Vote for First Time in Guj Polls

News 18  

Sunil Dev Maheshwari, a 37-year-old refugee from Pakistan, received a prized possession in August – Indian citizenship. Sunil and 24 other Pakistani Hindu refugees will vote in an Indian election for the first time after being granted citizenship in Rajkot. On August 12, 25 Pakistani Hindu refugees were granted Indian citizenship in Rajkot and it was the happiest moment in …

India probes ‘illegal’ immigration after Canada border tragedy
2 years, 10 months ago

India probes ‘illegal’ immigration after Canada border tragedy

Al Jazeera  

Police in Gujarat arrest six people in crackdown after four Indians were found frozen to death near the US-Canada border. Indian police have arrested six people in a crackdown on “illegal” immigration after four Indians were found frozen to death near the border between the United States and Canada last week, officials said. “We are now trying to nab the …

Pakistan and Khalistanis in a sort of 'abusive marriage': Terry Milewski, author of paper on Sikh separatists
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan and Khalistanis in a sort of 'abusive marriage': Terry Milewski, author of paper on Sikh separatists

Firstpost  

“Canada knows what’s going on,” says veteran journalist Terry Milewski of the pockets of support for Sikh separatism within its borders, “And will not endanger relations with India, except by accident — as when a convicted Khalistani terrorist was invited to dine with the Trudeaus during their 2018 visit to New Delhi.” Calling the incident a ‘grave embarrassment’, he adds, …

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