The UK authorities stated on Tuesday that “severe allegations” over the killing of a Sikh separatist chief in Canada won’t have an effect on its ongoing commerce negotiations with India.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman was requested at 10 Downing Road what affect the difficulty might need on India-UK relations after a authorities spokesman stated the UK stays in “shut contact” with Canadian authorities.
This follows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s assertion in Parliament on Monday that he was following up on “credible allegations” of “potential” Indian hyperlinks to the killing of Khalistani separatist chief Hardeep Singh Nigar, the top of the Khalistan Tigers power and a chosen terrorist. Canada additionally expelled an Indian diplomat.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday strongly rejected the allegations as “ridiculous and motivated” and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in the same transfer.
A British authorities spokesman stated: “We’re in shut contact with our Canadian companions relating to these severe allegations.”
“It might be inappropriate to remark additional in the course of the ongoing investigation by Canadian authorities,” the spokesperson stated.
Later, when Sunak’s spokesman was pressed on the difficulty, he stated work on commerce negotiations with India “continues as earlier than.”
India and the UK agreed earlier this month to proceed working at an accelerated tempo in direction of a landmark free commerce settlement (FTA).
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First printed: September 19, 2023 | 6:17 pm he
(Marks for translation) Commerce
