'US provided Canada intelligence on Khalistani leader Nijjar's killing' | Top developments

Yet what appears to be the “smoking gun,” intercepted communications of Indian diplomats in Canada indicating involvement in the plot, was gathered by Canadian officials, allied officials were quoted as saying.

Earlier, David Cohen, US Ambassador to Canada, in an interview with CTV News, said that "shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners" had informed Trudeau of the possible involvement of Indian agents in the murder of a Canadian citizen in June.

These claims surfaced even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on India to cooperate with the Canadian investigation. Blinken said the US is “deeply concerned” about the allegations raised by Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau against India and Washington was “closely coordinating” with Ottawa on the issue and wants to see “accountability” in the case.

Tensions flared between India and Canada following Justin Trudeau's allegations of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Nijjar, 45, on June 18 in British Columbia. India rejected the allegations as "absurd" and "motivated". India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.

> Canada's Defence Minister Bill Blair said on Sunday 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. He called the relationship with India "important".

"We understand that this can be, and has proven to be, a challenging issue with respect to our relationship with India,” he was quoted as saying by Global News. "But at the same time, we have a responsibility to defend the law, defend our citizens, and at the same time make sure that we conduct a thorough investigation and get to the truth," he said.

> According to a report, India is likely to cancel the registration of more than a dozen Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders for carrying out pro-Khalistan activities and anti-India propaganda.

> United Hindu Front International Working President and BJP Leader Jai Bhagwan Goyal held protests against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in regard to his alleged comments against the Indian government. The protests were being held outside the Canadian High Commission in Delhi on Sunday.

> The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has confiscated the properties of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in Chandigarh and Amritsar, News 18 reported. The move came days after Pannun posted a hate video threatening Hindus to leave Canada.