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About a week after the gang-style murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in preparation for a meeting with pro-Khalistan leaders, Public Safety Canada officials were briefed that Nijjar’s associates strongly believed India was behind the shooting and Vancouver’s Sikh diaspora was complaining of increasing safety concerns related to Indian foreign interference. Ministerial briefing notes show senior officials were briefed that Nijjar’s fellow temple leaders had ejected a man they called an “Indian state spy” from Nijjar’s funeral and had accused him of “sending footage of attendees to Indian police contacts" ... CLICK HERE for the full story

  It certainly wasn't the first time a government was accused of orchestrating a killing on foreign soil, but observers around the world were nonetheless shocked by Prime Minister's Justin Trudeau's allegation on Monday that India's leaders had a hand in killing a Canadian citizen earlier this year in B.C. India has strongly denied any connection to the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who had been labelled a terrorist by New Delhi over his support of an independent Khalistani state. Such killings are usually pinned on the likes of Saudi Arabia or Russia. But extra-territorial assassinations aren't just for rogue states and can sometimes even be justified under international law. Sometimes ... CLICK HERE for the full CBC News story