MicroWaveOct 8, 2023

US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China

https://lemmy.world/post/6473366

US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China - Lemmy.world

The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere. Publicly, the administration has maintained that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist near Vancouver are a matter between the two countries. But U.S. officials have also repeatedly urged India to cooperate in the investigation. Those calls have been ignored thus far by India, which denies the allegations. Behind the scenes, U.S. officials say they believe Trudeau’s claims are true. And they are worried that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be adopting tactics to silence opposition figures on foreign soil akin to those used by Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and North Korea, all of which have faced similar accusations.

Show threadgravitas_deficiencyOct 8, 2023
But like seriously India needs to stop fucking around. Russia does this sort of shit. Don’t be like Russia.
Show threadkillerinstinct101

Every country can and will go to great lengths to stop people from trying to infringe on their sovereignty. Dirty tactics (convert killings are honestly not even close to the worst these guys do) are the name of the game.

I’d be very surprised if the us will just let some revolt in Alaska allow it to become an independent nation for example.

Oct 8, 2023 at 2:36amWeb
Show threadristoril_zipOct 8, 2023

Are you comparing a person speaking and maybe even organizing with an actual (presumably armed) revolt?

Because that’s ALSO what Russia does (and China). And what most authoritarians do, too.

Unless I missed the part where the Canadian citizen India assassinated in Canada was somehow engaged in active violent resistance in India.

There’s international agreements to deal with actual criminal activity, and if there was actual criminal activity that India could prove they should have come after the guy they diplomacy not extrajudicial, sovereignty violating murder.

Show threadreddit_suxOct 8, 2023

There is no proof of Indian involvement in the murder of Nijjar.

He was accused of anti-national activity, terrorism for which he fled to Canada and applied for residency. It was rejected. He married a Canadian to get citizenship. Formal extradition requests for him were done many times.

He was not a Canadian citizen by birth but was a criminal on the run.

If India did murder him it was unfortunate because it was done in another nation, and it failed the fundamental reason for such act, i.e to reduce terrorism.

Khalistani are not considered terrorists by the west since their activities are concentrated in a non western nation.

Show threadNuddingOct 8, 2023
Bruh
Show threadBigDill99Oct 8, 2023

No proof? The U.K. and the U.S. have the call/email records. Get your head out of the sand.

And while you talk about sovereignty, what about the sovereignty of Canada?

Show threadreddit_suxOct 8, 2023

Have they shown the proof to a court or is it in the public records. Is there a court order. Trudeau is a politician, his allegations might just be a political act and nothing might come of it.

Till then it is mere unsupported allegations. I hope you believe in innocent until proven guilty. If not then Canada forfiets it’s sovereignty when it supports and promotes terrorism in its supposed friendly nation. It is a terrorist state and according to the West’s playbook deserves action.

Show threadBigDill99Oct 8, 2023
What’s the point of posting it publicly? Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. are doing a big favour by only showing the evidence privately. They don’t want another meltdown from India and they will probably just deny it again anyways. The country needs to get it together and stop pushing their luck.
Show threadreddit_suxOct 8, 2023
So we should believe in the words of a terrorist nation, a Nazi supporter.
Show threadBigDill99Oct 8, 2023
You forgot the U.S. and the U.K. in there as well. Three nations vs. the words of… India.
Show threadreddit_suxOct 8, 2023

US, UK merely agree that the allegations are serious none of them have publicly condemned India. None of them confirmed of having any proof of Indian involvement.

Innocent until proven guilty.

Show threadBigDill99Oct 8, 2023

Where do you get your information from? Indian media?

Five Eyes brought up the matter to Canada in the first place: reuters.com/…/shared-intelligence-five-eyes-infor…

Five Eyes intelligence informed Trudeau's India allegation: CTV

U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen confirmed that "shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners" had informed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the possible involvement of Indian agents in the murder of a Canadian citizen in June, CTV News reported.

Reuters
Show threadreddit_suxOct 8, 2023

Please go directly to the source where the US diplomat clearly says that “…if this is proven to be true…” if you can understand english

edmonton.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2773568&jwso…

CTV QP: David Cohen on ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence

U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen said 'shared intelligence' led Canada to allege India's involvement in Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder.

Edmonton
Show threadBigDill99Oct 8, 2023

Of course they are playing with words. They’re playing it carefully when facing a master of funny business. And “shared intelligence” is inherently from a third party. What’s said was said.

Anyways, if it’s just Canada. Which nation has more credibility? India’s a third-world, corrupt society. Maybe it’s a good way to stop the brain drain by stopping permits.