India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion

[g.sarkar]

https://www.rediff.com/news/report/indi ... 260302.htm
India denies links to transnational violence in Canada amid Nijjar case
Senjo M R, March 02, 2026
India on Monday categorically rejected allegations of its links to transnational violence or organised crime in Canada after a fresh media report in that country sought to connect Indian officials to the killing of Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Canadian national-security officials were presented with evidence that Indian consular staff operating in Vancouver supplied information to assist in the assassination of Nijjar, The Globe and Mail reported quoting two unnamed sources.
India has been trashing Canada's allegations of an Indian link to the killing of the Sikh extremist in 2023.
The Canadian newspaper also named the Indian official while quoting the sources.
The report came on a day the prime ministers of Canada and India held wide-ranging talks that focused on significantly expanding the bilateral cooperation in areas of trade, energy, critical minerals, defence and security.
Interestingly, a Canadian readout on the talks between the two prime ministers noted that PM Mark Carney underscored that Canada will continue to take measures to combat transnational repression.
"India categorically rejects allegations of involvement in transnational violence or organised crime. These claims are baseless, politically motivated and unsupported by credible evidence despite repeated requests," Secretary (East) in the ministry of external affairs P Kumaran said at a media briefing.
He was responding to questions on the Canadian media report on the Nijjar killing as well as on Carney's remarks.
"India believes that concerns of this nature must addressed through credible law enforcement and judicial processes and not through public or politicised narratives," Kumaran said.
He said the criminal investigation into the Nijjar case is proceeding as per established legal procedures.
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Gautam

[uddu]

https://x.com/StratNewsGlobal/status/20 ... 4686245004
@StratNewsGlobal
Brazilian Mining Major Vale Ties Up With India’s NMDC, Adani Ports

@Huma_Siddiqui @nitingokhale

[Amber G.]

Khalistani Extremist protest outside Hindu Temple in Brampton, Canada fails. Juvenile attempt to intimidate and threaten Hindus and Indian diaspora. Pakistan ISI at work on Canadian soil. Less than 25 people turn up. Hope Canadian PM MarkJCarney takes note.
https://x.com/TheophanesRex/status/2040 ... 90348?s=20

[uddu]

https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2040814340060901627
@AdityaRajKaul
Hindu Groups in Canada write an open letter to the Canadian Police after planned protests by Khalistani extremists outside Hindu temples in a planned conspiracy to provoke violence and hatred.

“Open Letter from Hindu Mandirs and Hindu Civic Organizations Across Canada: In view of the planned protests tomorrow, April 05 2026, outside Triveni Mandir (Brampton) and Lakshmi Narayan Mandir (Surrey), 30+ organizations have jointly called for the safety and security of Hindu temples and devotees across Canada.

So-called “peaceful protests” targeted towards temples have not remained peaceful; they have led to harassment, intimidation, and violence against Hindu Canadians, devotees, and temple management. The last protest in Brampton resulted in Hindu children, women, and seniors being injured, with serious concerns raised about the handling of the situation, including police conduct.

The collective and unified call from all organizations is simple and fundamental:

1. Hindu Canadians must feel safe when accessing their place of worship.
2. Temples exist for peace, prayer, reflection, and well‑being, not as venues for political intimidation or fear.
3. No one should feel unsafe while exercising their right to worship.

We call on Peel Police and Surrey Police to ensure safe, intimidation‑free premises and streets, and uphold accountability so that all communities can exercise their basic democratic right.”

[uddu]

https://x.com/i/status/2041243147406045469
@officialHinduCF
Revisiting an important news development from the past week that appears to have received limited public attention, it is noteworthy that this news was published on March 25. Within 48 hours of its release, Khalistani extremist groups announced protests at two Hindu temples, a sequence of events that must be noted.

The News states:

“Police confirm Nancy Grewal murder investigation includes possible Khalistan links.”

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news ... stan-links

[g.sarkar]

https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/wh ... gy-181507/
Why China is not the solution to Canada’s trade diversification strategy
India offers openness, scale, and alignment with democratic systems. China offers constraint, opacity, and strategic leverage embedded in every agreement. Yet Ottawa behaves as though the inverse were true.
Dean Baxendale, April 5, 2026
Ottawa: War is no longer confined to battlefields. It is waged through supply chains, trade corridors, energy dependencies, and the quiet alignment of nations that claim values they are no longer prepared to defend. Like Achilles, the archetype of the great warrior whose strength defined the battlefield, yet whose vulnerability determined his fate; modern states project power while exposing their weakest points. Today, those vulnerabilities are not found in armour, but in dependence: on adversarial economies, compromised supply chains, and the erosion of moral clarity.
From Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, the world is dividing along familiar lines. Democracies on one side, authoritarian regimes on the other. Yet in this moment of global fracture, Canada continues to speak in contradictions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has chosen a curious line of defence when pressed on forced and child labour: that such abuses exist “throughout the world.” It is a statement that sounds balanced, even reasonable until one understands what it is designed to do.
It dilutes. It deflects. It equalizes the unequal and this is part of the Liberal governments communications strategy on selling China to Canadians. The state broadcaster has been granted access to China and now presents glowing accounts of the brilliance of Chinese engineering, automation and its green initiatives. (Still the biggest emitters of Green House Gases, 2025.)
When everything is a problem, nothing is a priority.
This moral relativism has become the intellectual cover for an increasingly visible reality: Canada’s “all-in” strategy with the People’s Republic of China. A strategy that, notably, did not include any meaningful public confrontation on human rights during Carney’s recent visit with Xi Jinping according to a readout from the Privy Council Office but rebuked by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Not a word of consequence on Uyghur forced labour. Not a signal that trade would beconditioned on human or labour rights values. Silence, in diplomacy, is never neutral. And yet, at the same time, Canada continues to approach India a democratic partner with hesitation, some friction, and with strategic ambiguity.
This is where the contradiction becomes untenable.
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Gautam

[uddu]

https://x.com/WaliRuchi/status/2041336096823345331
@WaliRuchi
It’s concerning that @PeelPolice &@surreyps permitted these rallies yesterday, especially when similar rallies were restricted by @TorontoPolice
at Kanishka bombing memorial in 2025. Inconsistent application of law??

As expected Sikhs for Justice did use terror & hate imagery.

[uddu]

Carney Stuns Trump With Massive Economic Plan With India, China: 'We Re-Engaging With Global Giants'
Mark Carney economic plan | Trump reaction Carney | India China trade strategy | global economic shift | Carney global giants | US vs China economy | India economic growth | geopolitics 2026 | world trade alliances | economic diplomacy | breaking political news

In a dramatic geopolitical shift, Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney on April 27 delivered a bold message that could reshape global economics, catching Donald Trump off guard.

[Vayutuvan]

@uddu ji, more with China than India, IMHO.

[uddu]

@uddu ji, more with China than India, IMHO.

We have not even made our Market tough for the Chinese. They utilize our market for scale and then sell across the world, capturing whatever is left.

[Lisa]

Carney Stuns Trump With Massive Economic Plan With India, China: 'We Re-Engaging With Global Giants'

Stuns! Yeah sure. Canada has a trade surplus of $170 billion with the US. The US will be crying all the way to the bank.

[A_Gupta]

The existing trade deal, theUSMCA has a mandatory review approaching in July 2026; so expect a lot of public posturing.

[uddu]

These seems to be converts. No headcover and not Sikhs.
https://x.com/i/status/2050986992071274858
@MeghUpdates
Pro-Khalistan protesters outside Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in Canada shamelessly targeted attendees, calling them “traitors” and “not real Sikhs.”

Open radicalisation of youth for propaganda, undermining the values of peace and brotherhood in Punjab.

Kaneda Banega Khalistan
https://x.com/i/status/2050956444355502296
@MeghUpdates

Canada declares Khalistani extremists a “NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT,” citing concerns over use of institutions to support violent activities and raise funds abroad.

[uddu]

Cross posting from Modi 3.0
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