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Canada and India Restore Diplomatic Ties as CSIS Confirms Khalistani Extremist Activity

Canada’s top spy agency confirms that extremist Khalistani groups use Canadian territory to plan violence in India, exposing the depth of bilateral security tensions

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Canadian intelligence agency CSIS admits Khalistani extremists are using its soil to promote, fund, or plan violence in India.

Overview

  • The 2024 CSIS report affirms that Canada-based Khalistani extremists are actively promoting, fundraising and planning violence targeting India.
  • CSIS traces the politically motivated Khalistani threat to the mid-1980s and reports no related attacks on Canadian soil in 2024.
  • Indian government agents and proxy actors in Canada are accused of clandestine influence campaigns that Canada classifies as foreign interference.
  • Ottawa cites credible evidence linking Indian state actors to the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, with four suspects charged and legal proceedings ongoing.
  • Following their June G7 meeting, Prime Ministers Mark Carney and Narendra Modi agreed to end a diplomatic freeze by reappointing high commissioners and reviving trade negotiations.