00:00 "Long live India!"
00:02 "Long live India!"
00:04 "Long live India!"
00:06 "Kill the dictator!"
00:08 "Kill the dictator!"
00:10 The India-Canada conflict continues to intensify.
00:13 Reports have emerged of Canadian Sikhs holding protests outside Indian diplomatic missions
00:19 in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.
00:21 In Toronto, demonstrators even went to the extent of burning the Indian flag
00:26 hitting a cardboard figure of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with shoes.
00:30 About 100 protesters took part in Toronto and nearly 200 in Vancouver.
00:35 In Ottawa, protesters were seen outside the Indian High Commissioner's office
00:39 waving flags that read "Khalistan"
00:41 which signifies their support for a separate state for Sikhs in India.
00:45 A protester mentioned their gratitude towards Trudeau
00:48 and called for exhaustive investigations to prevent future attacks
00:52 on what they called "innocent people".
00:54 "Kill the dictator!"
00:56 "Kill the dictator!"
00:58 "Kill the dictator!"
01:00 Diplomatic relations between Canada and India have become increasingly tense
01:10 over the murder of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader.
01:13 Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced
01:16 that intelligence agencies were investigating what he called "credible allegations"
01:20 linking Indian agents to the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjan.
01:25 The recent allegations have heightened tensions between the two countries
01:28 leading to reciprocal expulsions of diplomats
01:31 and India's temporary suspension of visas for Canadians.
01:34 India has strongly dismissed the allegation.
01:36 The nation labelled Trudeau's claims as absurd
01:39 and issued a travel advisory that warned its citizens
01:42 about rising anti-India activities in Canada.
01:45 The limelight is now on Canada's Sikh community
01:48 which is the largest Sikh population outside of Punjab.
01:51 They have in the past been a subject of contention between the two nations.
01:55 India has previously labelled Hardeep Singh Nijjan a terrorist.
01:58 The Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma
02:01 acknowledged being informed about the protests
02:04 and stated that security measures were in place.
02:06 Meanwhile, Sikhs, making up a majority in the Punjab region
02:10 but only 2% of India's population, continue to rally for their cause
02:14 further intensifying this international diplomatic crisis.
02:17 [Chanting]
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