Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Canada is still committed to building closer ties with India, despite ‘credible allegations’ that the Indian government was involved in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
‘India Is A Growing Economic Power And Important Geopolitical Player’: Justin Trudeau
“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. 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,” Justin Trudeau said at a press conference in Montreal.
Trudeau said that the US had assured that Secretary of State Antony Blinken would be raising the allegations made publicly about India’s role in Nijjar’s murder during the meeting with S. Jaishankar.
Referring to Canada’s charges about Nijjar’s killing, Trudeau further said, “This is something that all democratic countries, all countries that respect the rule of law need to take seriously.”
