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They're tense, they're concerned, they're frustrated with the lack of information and they're looking for guidance,
I think India and Canada's relations are solid and long term, and will remain,
I'm concerned that I have bought tickets, and I would like to know soon which way things are moving,
We believe in the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of India. We respect that. We certainly expect India to respect the sovereignty of Canada, which in this case they have not,
We had the opportunity of making it a very uncomfortable summit for India if we went public with these allegations ahead of time,
Justin Trudeau said, recalling the discussions in August 2023 Canadian intelligence agencies have been collecting that information for a number of years now. We are constantly adapting and adjusting to shifting approaches by other states as they engage through different technologies, through different means, through different vectors into advancing their aims in Canada and we will continue to learn and adjust as necessary to do what we must do to keep Canadians safe, to protect our institutions and our democracy,
The responsibility for the damage that this cavalier behavior has caused to India-Canada relations lies with Prime Minister Trudeau alone,
the foreign ministry statement said The Indian government made a horrific mistake in thinking that they could interfere as aggressively as they did in the safety and sovereignty of Canada,
he told an independent inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics Canada asked India to cooperate,
Trudeau stated, probably while juggling several flaming torches of political peril …. We have been saying consistently all along that Canada has presented us with no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations that it has chosen to level against India and Indian diplomats.”
In response to a media query, the Ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal said India’s response to our investigation was to double down on attacks against our government… we told India ‘it is not hard evidence but it is just intelligence at that point .. India undermined our government and governance’ … there were clear indications that India has violated our sovereignty,
They asked to show the evidence and at that point, it was primarily intelligence, not hard evidentiary proof,
Trudeau told the Canadian Parliament’s Foreign Interference Commission They (New Delhi) asked us how much you do know? Give us the evidence you have in this and our response was well, it’s within your security agencies, you should be looking into how much they know you should be engaging.”
Testifying before a federal commission which is examining the foreign interference in the country, Trudeau said We wanted the public to know that we were taking action.”
On making the decision public, he said I was briefed on the fact that there was intelligence from Canada, and possibly from Five Eyes allies, that made it fairly clear, incredibly clear, that India was involved in this... Agents of the government of India were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil,
We chose to continue to work with India behind the scenes to try and get India to cooperate with us,
We are not looking to provoke or create a fight with India,
Trudeau said during his testimony before the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa Wednesday I have the names of a number of parliamentarians, former parliamentarians and/or candidates in the Conservative party of Canada who are engaged [in] or at high risk of or for whom there is clear intelligence around foreign interference,
We are in contact with our Canadian partners about the serious developments outlined in the independent investigations in Canada. The UK has full confidence in Canada’s judicial system … The government of India’s cooperation with Canada’s legal process is the right next step.”
The British Foreign Office said The decision by the RCMP to go forward with that announcement was entirely anchored in public safety and a goal of disrupting the chain of activities that was resulting in drive-by shootings, home invasions, violent extortion and even murder in and across Canada,