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This has some historical backdrop around anti-India terrorists/freedom fighters operating in Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182#Backgro

This has some historical backdrop around anti-India terrorists/freedom fighters operating in Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182#Background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182#Backgroun... >Air India Flight 182 was an Air India flight operating on the Montreal–London–Delhi–Bombay route. On 23 June 1985, it was operated using Boeing 747-237B registered VT-EFO. The aircraft suffered a catastrophic decompression mid-air en route from Montreal to London, at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m) over the Atlantic Ocean as a result of an explosion from a bomb planted by terrorists.[1][2] The remnants of the aircraft fell into the sea approximately 190 kilometres (120 miles) off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people aboard, including 268 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens, and 24 Indian citizens.[3] The bombing of Air India Flight 182 is the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history, the deadliest aviation incident in the history of Air India, and was the world's deadliest act of aviation terrorism until the September 11 attacks in 2001 The alleged perpetuators were let go after a lengthy and costly trial in 2005. > Wiretaps by Canada’s intelligence agency had been erased before they could be used as evidence https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/canada/canada-india-sikh-killing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/canada/canada-india... >Canada's security agency destroyed wiretapping evidence on suspects in the 1985 Air India bombing as part of a "default" policy https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/erasing-wiretap-evidence-was-default-csis-policy-air-india-inquiry-told-1.631443 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/erasing-wiretap-evidence-was-... I guess the 268 Canadian citizens killed were all or mostly of South Asian origin.

AYBABTME 3y ago
There might be a link between the groups responsible in a 1985 terrorist attack, and 38y later someone related to the movement being (allegedly) assassinated by the Indian government on Canadian soil. But regardless of the allegations against the assassination victim, India would have no right to kill someone on Canadian soil, no matter the justifications it might have. Extraterritorial killings are not justifiable, and definitely not by events that occurred 38y ago. Hopefully this is all false and India wasn't involved in the murder of this person. But if true, it's inexcusable and paints India in a very bad light in term of international reputation.
- itsoktocry 3y ago
  >and 38y later someone related to the movement being (allegedly) assassinated by the Indian government on Canadian soil. There was another "suspicious" event this morning (quotes because I don't understand the politics enough to make a judgement): https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/sukha-duneke-who-featured-on-nia-s-list-shot-dead-in-canada-s-winnipeg-123092100295_1.html https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/sukha-duneke-wh... The source definitely has a view, but "one person's freedom fighter..." and all that.
  - rhaway84773 3y ago
    It’s irrelevant if they’re a freedom fighter or a terrorist. Extra judicial killings are not justified. I’m not sure if this particular killing was done by India, but either way it’s not great timing.
    - mortureb 3y ago
      It is if the nation harboring the terrorist refuses to cooperate with an interpol order related to murder and the person is actively killing politicians in your country. What exactly was India supposed to do since Canada refused to work with them? Sit on their hands and watch their elected reps get assassinated?
      - jltsiren 3y ago
        The accepted response is escalating the situation on the diplomatical level. Imposing sanctions if necessary. Getting other countries impose them as well. And, in extreme cases, trying to get the UN Security Council authorize military action.
        pseg134 3y ago
        Well they killed him and haven’t had any real consequences so I would say killing him was also an accepted response. It was accepted by everyone realistically able to do anything about the situation.
walrus01 3y ago
There is zero credible information that the person assassinated had anything to do with any armed militant groups. He was a political activist. RCMP and CSIS investigated him quite thoroughly. edit: the persons posting replies to "news" articles contradicting this are from sources that are hardcore Modi/BJP supporters. About as credible as posting a newsmax URL.
- eklavya 3y ago
  Sure he was https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot-hardeep-singh-nijjar-landed-in-canada-with-fake-papers/articleshow/103795109.cms https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot...
- nsenifty 3y ago
  Another example of RCMP and CSISs glorious due diligence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury This guy killed the President of Bangladesh and most of his family (women and children included) and is now a guest of Canada and is refused extradition based on a technicality. I don't condone extra-judiciary killings but Canada absolutely has and continue to harbor criminals.
  - Scoundreller 3y ago
    Hard to find the info, but seems like the guy got sentenced to death in absentia. From what I can tell, Canada can’t constitutionally extradite when a death sentence is on the table. Not much of a technicality. Not a guest of Canada either, but nowhere to deport him to. Bangladeshi judges basically made this guy unreturnable to Bangladesh. Probably also fair-trial concerns in any conviction in absentia. Kinda surprised another common-law country allows that as Canada doesn’t.
    - makomk 3y ago
      This isn't even particularly unusual. Most of Europe can't or won't extradite people when a death sentence is a possibility for basically the same reason, including to the US - the only way for the US to get an extradition is through a binding agreement that the person being extradited cannot be sentenced to death. Actually, the Canadian Supreme Court case which found this to be unconstitutional seems to have involved an extradition to the US from what I can tell...
nsenifty 3y ago
Not to mention the travesty that followed in terms of bringing the perpetrators to justice. Most of them walked, owing to witnesses getting murdered in Canada under RCMP's watch.
- belltaco 3y ago
  Also apparently wiretaps by Canada’s intelligence agency had been erased before they could be used as evidence.

AYBABTME 3y ago

There might be a link between the groups responsible in a 1985 terrorist attack, and 38y later someone related to the movement being (allegedly) assassinated by the Indian government on Canadian soil. But regardless of the allegations against the assassination victim, India would have no right to kill someone on Canadian soil, no matter the justifications it might have. Extraterritorial killings are not justifiable, and definitely not by events that occurred 38y ago. Hopefully this is all false and India wasn't involved in the murder of this person. But if true, it's inexcusable and paints India in a very bad light in term of international reputation.

itsoktocry 3y ago
>and 38y later someone related to the movement being (allegedly) assassinated by the Indian government on Canadian soil. There was another "suspicious" event this morning (quotes because I don't understand the politics enough to make a judgement): https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/sukha-duneke-who-featured-on-nia-s-list-shot-dead-in-canada-s-winnipeg-123092100295_1.html https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/sukha-duneke-wh... The source definitely has a view, but "one person's freedom fighter..." and all that.
- rhaway84773 3y ago
  It’s irrelevant if they’re a freedom fighter or a terrorist. Extra judicial killings are not justified. I’m not sure if this particular killing was done by India, but either way it’s not great timing.
  - mortureb 3y ago
    It is if the nation harboring the terrorist refuses to cooperate with an interpol order related to murder and the person is actively killing politicians in your country. What exactly was India supposed to do since Canada refused to work with them? Sit on their hands and watch their elected reps get assassinated?
    - jltsiren 3y ago
      The accepted response is escalating the situation on the diplomatical level. Imposing sanctions if necessary. Getting other countries impose them as well. And, in extreme cases, trying to get the UN Security Council authorize military action.
      - pseg134 3y ago
        Well they killed him and haven’t had any real consequences so I would say killing him was also an accepted response. It was accepted by everyone realistically able to do anything about the situation.

walrus01 3y ago

There is zero credible information that the person assassinated had anything to do with any armed militant groups. He was a political activist. RCMP and CSIS investigated him quite thoroughly. edit: the persons posting replies to "news" articles contradicting this are from sources that are hardcore Modi/BJP supporters. About as credible as posting a newsmax URL.

eklavya 3y ago
Sure he was https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot-hardeep-singh-nijjar-landed-in-canada-with-fake-papers/articleshow/103795109.cms https://m.timesofindia.com/india/26-years-before-he-was-shot...
nsenifty 3y ago
Another example of RCMP and CSISs glorious due diligence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.M.B_Noor_Chowdhury This guy killed the President of Bangladesh and most of his family (women and children included) and is now a guest of Canada and is refused extradition based on a technicality. I don't condone extra-judiciary killings but Canada absolutely has and continue to harbor criminals.
- Scoundreller 3y ago
  Hard to find the info, but seems like the guy got sentenced to death in absentia. From what I can tell, Canada can’t constitutionally extradite when a death sentence is on the table. Not much of a technicality. Not a guest of Canada either, but nowhere to deport him to. Bangladeshi judges basically made this guy unreturnable to Bangladesh. Probably also fair-trial concerns in any conviction in absentia. Kinda surprised another common-law country allows that as Canada doesn’t.
  - makomk 3y ago
    This isn't even particularly unusual. Most of Europe can't or won't extradite people when a death sentence is a possibility for basically the same reason, including to the US - the only way for the US to get an extradition is through a binding agreement that the person being extradited cannot be sentenced to death. Actually, the Canadian Supreme Court case which found this to be unconstitutional seems to have involved an extradition to the US from what I can tell...

nsenifty 3y ago

Not to mention the travesty that followed in terms of bringing the perpetrators to justice. Most of them walked, owing to witnesses getting murdered in Canada under RCMP's watch.

belltaco 3y ago
Also apparently wiretaps by Canada’s intelligence agency had been erased before they could be used as evidence.