Did not want to blow up India ties: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada testified at a commission in Ottawa about conversations with India regarding the killing of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Trudeau stated that the decision to go public with the allegations against India was to show Canadians that the government takes their security seriously. He emphasized that Canada’s policy is to defend India’s territorial integrity and that there was no evidence presented during the hearing. The Ministry of External Affairs in India responded, placing the blame for the damage to India-Canada relations on Trudeau’s “cavalier behavior.”