INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The UK too described the allegations as serious
The Washington Post, however, quoted a Western source to say that the Five Eyes led by the US refused to publicly condemn the killing of
issue before the G20 summit.Trudeau was also reported to have raised the issue with French President Emmanuel Macron
France has close ties with Canada and is also an important strategic partner for India
Government sources here said India had close security and intelligence cooperation with the US, UK, Australia and France and Indian
officials have repeatedly highlighted the role of Nijjar and other Khalistan ideologues in promoting secessionist and violent activities
against India in meetings with their counterparts from these countries.Apart from targeting Indian missions and diplomats in Canada, the
Khalistanis have also attacked Indian interests in the US, Australia and UK where they seek to organise a Khalistan Referendum for the
creation of an independent state
Albanese, asked about the issue at a media event in Melbourne
"We are deeply concerned about the allegations referenced by Prime Minister Trudeau
Rai, for his alleged involvement in the killing of Nijjar
The last time an Indian diplomat was expelled by a western country was in 2014 when Devyani Khobragade was ordered by the US to leave the
country but for entirely different reasons
In the Canadian Parliament earlier, Trudeau had said that any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on
He also described the alleged killing as contrary to the fundamental rules "by which free, open, and democratic societies conduct
authorities investigate this murder, saying the truth must come out.
