The Daily Populous Thursday January 30th, 2025 day edition
Authored by hindustantimes.com and submitted by SolRon25

Toronto: While the final report of a public inquiry alleged that India is the “second most active country engaging in electoral foreign interference in Canada”, it also appeared to acknowledge India’s has “legitimate” concerns over the pro-Khalistan movement in Canada. Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue speaks to reporters after the release of the final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

Only China, the report stated, has a greater impact on the country’s democratic processes. The final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, which is headed by Justice Marie-Josee Hogue, was released on Tuesday in Ottawa. Other nations accused of interference included Russia, Pakistan and Iran.

The report stated that according to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) “India has some legitimate basis for concerns about the security threat posed by Khalistani extremism in Canada. Some extremists have engaged in threat-related activities directed at India from within Canada, notably by coordinating and funding terrorist activities in India.”

But, it added, as per CSIS, “the vast majority of Khalistan supporters are peaceful”.

It also said, “India does not appear to differentiate between lawful pro-Khalistan political advocacy and the relatively small number of Canada-based Khalistani violent extremists.”

The report stated, “India is the second most active country engaging in electoral foreign interference in Canada. Like the PRC (People’s Republic of China), India is a critical actor on the world stage.”

It stated Canada and India have worked together for decades, but there were “challenges in the relationship”. Many of these, it said, were long standing and inform India’s foreign interference activities. “India perceives Canada as not taking India’s national security concerns about Khalistani separatism (the goal of an independent Sikh homeland in northern India called “Khalistan”) sufficiently seriously.”

It said India “focuses its foreign interference activities on the Indo-Canadian community and on prominent non-Indo-Canadians to achieve its objectives”, adding that New Delhi “has targeted all levels of government”.

Soon after the report was released on Tuesday, India had rejected its findings. A statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said, “We have seen a report about alleged activities on purported interference. It is in fact Canada which has been consistently interfering in India’s internal affairs.”

It added it rejected the report’s “insinuations on India”.

IntermittentOutage on January 30th, 2025 at 09:27 UTC »

Its rather hilarious that the Canadians now find themselves having poor relations with USA, hostile relations with China and extremely hostile relations with India.

Desperate_Taro_8707 on January 30th, 2025 at 07:37 UTC »

Surely the most active is the US. It’s got the means, the reasons, and a history of accusations of interfering at the least.

SolRon25 on January 30th, 2025 at 05:02 UTC »

SS: While the final report of a public inquiry alleged that India is the “second most active country engaging in electoral foreign interference in Canada”, it also appeared to acknowledge India’s has “legitimate” concerns over the pro-Khalistan movement in Canada.

The report stated that according to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) “India has some legitimate basis for concerns about the security threat posed by Khalistani extremism in Canada. Some extremists have engaged in threat-related activities directed at India from within Canada, notably by coordinating and funding terrorist activities in India.” But, it added, as per CSIS, “the vast majority of Khalistan supporters are peaceful”.

It stated Canada and India have worked together for decades, but there were “challenges in the relationship”. Many of these, it said, were long standing and inform India’s foreign interference activities. “India perceives Canada as not taking India’s national security concerns about Khalistani separatism (the goal of an independent Sikh homeland in northern India called “Khalistan”) sufficiently seriously.”

It said India “focuses its foreign interference activities on the Indo-Canadian community and on prominent non-Indo-Canadians to achieve its objectives”, adding that New Delhi “has targeted all levels of government”.