The issue is a source of tension between Canada and India, which has criticized Ottawa for failing to address the issue of ‘Sikh extremism’
and the Prime Minister’s assertion that the Indian government may be to blame have renewed focus on Khalistan, a state proposed by Sikh separatists that fuelled a violent insurgency decades ago and the 1985 Air India bombing.
Elsewhere, India is a country dominated by Hindus, who also represent a strong minority in Punjab state. killing 329 people, most of them Canadian citizens, in what remains the worst act of terrorism in this country’s history. Two baggage handlers were also killed when a separate bomb detonated at the airport in Tokyo.In a 2010 public-inquiry report, retired Supreme Court justice John Major blamed Canadian security officials for failing to avert a major massacre.
Indian officials have been complaining in recent months about a resurgence of pro-Khalistan protests outside of its diplomatic buildings in Canada. In July, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly issued a statement reassuring India that “Canada takes its obligations under the Vienna Conventions regarding the safety of diplomats very seriously.”
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