Ottawa: Amid diplomatic tensions in India-Canada relations, India’s High Commissioner here has warned that Sikh separatist groups in Canada are crossing the ‘high threat line’ which New Delhi views as a national security and territorial integrity issue of the country. . In his first public statement since the recent arrest by Canadian police and production in a court of three Indian nationals accused of killing pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma on Tuesday said: Said the thing.
According to CTV News, Verma appeared to be linking the case to domestic crimes. He also warned that Sikh groups in Canada that call for separation from India are crossing a ‘big danger line’ that New Delhi views as a matter of national security. Verma told the famous think tank Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, Indians will decide the condition of India, not foreigners. He also said that relations between India and Canada are overall positive, even though there is a lot of brouhaha over them.
Verma also said that both the countries are trying to resolve the issue. He said, we are ready to sit for talks any day and we are doing so. He said the deeper problems behind recent negative developments stem from Canada’s misunderstanding of decades-old issues, which he blames Indian-origin Canadians for resurfacing.
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Verma said his main concern is about national-security threats emanating from Canadian soil. He said India does not recognize dual citizenship, so anyone who is a migrant is considered a foreigner. He said, if I can put it this way that foreigners have a bad eye on the territorial integrity of India, this is a big danger line for us. Verma reportedly did not clarify whether he was referring to foreigners involved in the Nijjar case or to Sikh separatism more broadly.
India on Tuesday told Canada that celebrating and glorifying violence should not be a part of any civilized society. India said that democratic countries that respect the rule of law should not allow radical elements to be intimidated in the name of freedom of expression. (agency)
