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The Canadian report, however, blamed India for running a “disinformation campaign” following PM Justin Trudeau’s announcement of country’s suspected involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
An image of pro-Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. (Image: Don MacKinnon/AFP)
A public inquiry on foreign interference in Canada has found “no definitive link to a foreign state” in the killing of pro-Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, of which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had openly accused India.
Sour since Trudeau’s 2018 India tour, diplomatic ties between Canada and India worsened after the prime minister’s announcement on India’s suspected involvement in the killing of Nijjar. The report, however, blamed India for running a “disinformation campaign” following the allegations.
“Disinformation is also used as a retaliatory tactic, to punish decisions that run contrary to a state’s interests. This may have been the case with a disinformation campaign that followed the Prime Minister’s announcement regarding suspected Indian involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (though again no definitive link to a foreign state could be proven),” the report stated.
