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    What to know about the tensions between Canada and India over the killing of a Sikh

    Canada says India is linked to the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent activist for the creation of a Sikh homeland in India. India considered Nijjar a terrorist but denies involvement.
    by Becky Sullivan Sep 20, 2023 4 minutes
    Security personnel outside the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi. Both India and Canada have expelled a diplomat as part of escalating tensions over the death of a Sikh activist in British Columbia in June.

    The killing of a Sikh separatist activist in Canada — and Canada's accusations that the Indian government was involved — has reignited diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

    On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his country's top intelligence agency had identified "credible allegations" linking India to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in British Columbia in June. India has denied any role in Nijjar's death.

    Canada is home to the world's largest Sikh population outside of India, and discontent has long simmered between Canada and India over Sikh separatism, a movement that has had a bloody history.

    This week's events have sent those tensions spiking, as both countries expelled a diplomat, and on

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