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Bilateral ties between India and Canada
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- Canada accused India of involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
- He was earlier designated a terrorist by the Indian government for his involvement in pro-Khalistan activities.
- The Khalistan extremist movement is a separatist movement that seeks to establish an independent Sikh state called Khalistan.
- It emerged primarily among the Sikh diaspora, particularly in countries like Canada, during the 1980s.
- They established a ‘Khalistan government in exile’ office in Vancouver in 1982.
- Canadians of Indian origin account for about 4% of that country’s population.
- The current House of Commons has 19 MPs of Indian origin, including three cabinet ministers.
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