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- Canada claims that the Indian government may have “potential links” to the killing of separatist leader Harmeet Singh Nijjar in Canada.
- This issue was “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners”.
- “Five Eyes” refers to an intelligence-sharing alliance of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
- In 1943, the Britain-USA (BRUSA) agreement laid the foundations for what would become the UK-USA (UKUSA) agreement.
- The UKUSA was signed in 1946.
- Canada joined it in 1949, and New Zealand and Australia did so in 1956, forming the alliance.
- In 2016, the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council came into being.
- It includes the non-political intelligence oversight, review, and security entities of the Five Eyes countries.
- They exchange views of mutual interest, compare best practices, hold conference calls throughout the year and gather in person annually.
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