Canadian Agencies Suspect Modi Knew of Hardeep Singh Nijjar Assassination Plot in British Columbia, Heightening India-Canada Tensions

Nov 20, 2024, 10:53 AM

Canadian security agencies have raised suspicions that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the plot to assassinate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist, in British Columbia. A senior national-security official indicated that Modi, along with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, was informed about the plans. This allegation has intensified tensions between Canada and India, particularly following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's earlier claims regarding Nijjar's death, which he labeled as an act of terrorism. Intelligence sources have warned that naming high-level officials without evidence could jeopardize diplomatic relations between the two countries.