Bharat has asserted to wait for the
decision by the inquiry committee on the matter of Canada’s accusation against the
former’s alleged involvement in the killing of India-designated terrorist
Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
“Let the inquiry committee come to a
decision. We share values and interests with our partners,” stated Indian High Commissioner
to United Kingdom Vikram Doraiswami, on Thursday
“The government that has had anything to
do with it. There is an inquiry that’s on let that come up with it,” Doraiswami
said while speaking to the media after the conclusion of the Indo-Pacific
Conference in London on Thursday.
Moreover, when asked about whether
Canada’s accusation is wrong or not, Doraiswami said, “It’s an accusation. It’s
not anything more than that as far as anything’s concerned.”
“And anyway, this is not about
India-Canada relations. This is about the Indo-Pacific,” he said, as they
concluded the Indo-Pacific Conference in London.
Regarding the reliability of partnerships
between India and Australia, he said, “This is something that everybody has to
assess their own history.”
“I think partnerships are based on
interests and values, and we share them with all our partners,” Doraiswami
said.
Moreover, Australian High Commissioner
to the UK, Stephen Smith, highlighted that, as far as India is concerned,
Australia shares a long-standing history, tradition, and approach with India. “So
we’re both democratic countries, we both respect the rule of law, we both
respect laws of contract, and we work carefully and closely with each other,”
Smith said.
Further, agreeing with Doraiswami, the
Australian High Commissioner to the UK said, “There’s an investigation of that
matter underway. We should allow the results of the investigation to be brought
forward.”
Earlier in June, Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau alleged the involvement of “agents of the Indian Government” in
the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
However, India rejected the allegations
as “absurd and motivated” and expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat
move over Canada’s decision.
The Ministry of External Affairs said Canada
has consistently given space to anti-India extremists.
The MEA spokesperson, while responding
to a query, said India expects the Canadian Government to live up to its
obligations under the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations.
He said India has seen interference from
Canadian diplomats in India’s internal affairs and called it “unacceptable.”
“In so far as Canada is concerned, we
have said that they have consistently given space to anti-India extremists and
that is the heart of the issue. Our diplomatic representatives in Canada have
borne the brunt of this. So, we expect the Government of Canada to live up to
its obligations under the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations. We have
also seen interference by Canadian diplomats in our internal affairs and that
is unacceptable,” said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau called on the Indian Government to cooperate with Canada in the
investigation of the killing of India-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh
Nijjar, CBC News reported on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, the Indian High
Commissioner in Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, said India is only asking for “specific
and relevant” evidence in the killing of India-designated terrorist Hardeep
Singh Nijjar so that it can help Canada in reaching the conclusion of the
investigation.
ANI
