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Canada spy agency warns Khalistani extremism poses a threat to national security
Kshitiz Bhardwaj •Canada’s intelligence agency has warned that a small number of Canada-based Khalistani extremists continue to pose a national security threat, both within the country and abroad.
Canada declares Khalistani extremists as 'national security threat' in new intelligence report
Fp Staff •Canada’s intelligence agency has declared Khalistani extremists a “national security threat”, adding that the group uses institutions to promote its "violent extremist agenda” in the country.
Canada’s handling of hate is on trial — and India is watching closely
Fp Staff •As Canada is debating an anti-hate crime bill, former Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma has said that laws can only signal intent and the real success will rest on restoring normality to the Indian diaspora.
Babbar Khalsa flags to be illegal in Canada? House passes bill after decades-old demand from Indo-Canadians
Fp Staff •Under a bill passed by Canada’s House of Commons, displaying terrorist symbols —including flags of Khalistani groups such as Babbar Khalsa— as well as intimidating or obstructing people outside places of worship is set to become illegal.
No ‘bhangra’ for Carney? Why Canada PM won’t visit Punjab, unlike his predecessors
Fp Explainers •Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Mumbai on Friday (February 27), where he will interact with business leaders. The next stop in his first official visit to India will be Delhi. After his engagements in the capital, including talks with PM Narendra Modi, Carney will head back. He will not make a stopover in Punjab, which sends a large number of immigrants to Canada
What to expect from Canada PM Mark Carney’s first India visit?
Anmol Singla •Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s India visit from February 27 to March 2, 2026, comes as Ottawa seeks to diversify trade beyond the US, revive strained ties with New Delhi, push CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) talks, and expand cooperation on clean energy, critical minerals, defence, technology, and security
Who is Nikhil Gupta, who has pleaded guilty in the Pannun assassination plot?
Fp Explainers •Nikhil Gupta, aka Nick, has admitted to being an international narcotics and weapons trafficker, according to the indictment from the US Justice Department. The Indian national, 54, who was living in the US, was arrested in the Czech Republic in 2023 in a plot to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
Gurpreet Singh Rehal: The British Sikh businessman sanctioned by UK over supporting Khalistan terror group
Fp Explainers •Gurpreet Singh Rehal, a British Sikh businessman, and a group named Babbar Akali Lehar have been sanctioned by the UK government over their alleged links to terrorism. He has been accused of supporting and funding pro-Khalistan terrorist group Babbar Khalsa in India. Rehal was said to be the director of marketing and communications of Morecambe Football Club’s owner, Panjab Warriors
‘Kill India’ chants, flags desecrated: Inside the ‘Khalistan referendum’ held by SFJ in Canada
Fp Explainers •The banned group, Sikhs for Justice, held a Khalistan referendum in Ottawa over the weekend during which supporters chanted ‘Kill India’ slogans and even desecrated the Indian flag. This is the seventh such unofficial vote that Canada has seen since September 2022. The timing of this event was significant — it came as Canadian PM Mark Carney met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg
UK spy agency GCHQ tipped Canada about alleged 'India-link' in Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case: Report
Fp Staff •British intelligence agency GCHQ tipped Canada about the alleged link of the Indian government in the killing of pro-Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which eventually rocked the New Delhi-Ottawa ties