Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a fresh statement about relations with India amid an intensifying diplomatic row between the two nations. On Friday, Trudeau said that Canada is still committed to building closer ties with India, despite what he called credible allegations that the Indian government was involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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00:00 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a fresh statement about relations with
00:05 India amid an intensifying diplomatic row between the two nations.
00:10 On Friday, Trudeau said that Canada is still committed to building closer ties with India
00:15 despite what he called credible allegations that the Indian government was involved in
00:20 the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
00:24 At a press conference in Montreal, Trudeau acknowledged that India is a growing economic
00:30 power and an important geopolitical player.
00:33 He said, "As we presented with our Indo-Pacific strategy just last year, we are very serious
00:39 about building closer ties with India.
00:41 At the same time, obviously, as a rule of law country, we need to emphasize that India
00:46 needs to work with Canada to ensure that we get the full facts of this matter."
00:52 According to Canadian reports, Trudeau further said that he thinks it is extremely important
00:57 that Canada and its allies continue to engage constructively and seriously with India.
01:03 The Canadian Prime Minister also said the US had assured that Secretary of State Antony
01:08 Blinken would be raising the allegations made publicly about India's role in Nijjar's murder
01:14 during the meeting with External Affairs Minister S.J.
01:17 Shankar.
01:18 Trudeau said that the Americans have been with Canada in speaking to the Indian government
01:22 about how important it is that they be involved in following up on the credible allegations
01:28 that agents of the Indian government killed a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil.
01:33 Referring to Canada's charges about Nijjar's assassination, he further said that it is
01:38 something that all democratic countries, all countries that respect the rule of law, need
01:43 to take seriously.
01:45 Trudeau said that his country is moving forward in a thoughtful, responsible way anchored
01:50 in the rule of law with all of its partners, including in its approach to the government
01:54 of India.
01:55 An unprecedented diplomatic crisis emerged between Canada and India after Trudeau told
02:01 the Canadian House of Commons that Canadian security agencies had been actively pursuing
02:06 credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the
02:11 killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
02:15 India has outrightly rejected the allegations in strong words, calling them "absurd" and
02:20 "motivated".
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