New Delhi: He had targeted India while standing in the Canadian Parliament for the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Within a week and a half, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau softened his tone and advocated good relations with New Delhi. “India has emerged as one of the largest economic powers in the world. India is now an emerging power on the international stage. Canada wants to build a closer relationship with them. We also had a meeting last year on the situation in the Indo-Pacific region.
In June, Nijjar, the head of the pro-Khalistan outfit Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and the head of The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, Canada, was arrested at the gurdwara complex.