Amid diplomatic standoff, Canada minister calls ties with India important

Ottawa, 25/9: Terming the relationship with India as “important”, Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blair on Sunday said that his country will continue to pursue partnerships like the Indo-Pacific strategy while the investigation of the killing of a Sikh separatist leader continues.

Tensions flared between India and Canada following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s explosive allegations of a ‘potential’ involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, on his country’s soil .

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