India Canada Spat

Question 1

Canada foreign minister

Answer 1

Melanie Joly

Question 2

Which diplomat was expelled by cnada

Answer 2

Pavan Kumar raj HEAD OF INDIAN INTELLIGENCE IN CANADA

2018- appointed as joint secretary of ministry of external affairs

Posted to Indian high commission in Ottawa

Question 3

Indian high commisoner to Canada

Answer 3

SANJAY KUMAR VERMA

Question 4

Ambassador of Canada to india

Answer 4

Cameron Mackay

Question 5

Sikhs for justice leader

Answer 5

GUTPATWANT SINGH PANNU

Campaign- INDO HINDUS LEAVE CANADA

Question 6

US Ambassador of india

Answer 6

Eric Garcetti

Question 7

Whose killing divided Canada and India

Answer 7

HARDEEP SINGH NIJJAR…was killed in June

Considered a terrorist in India

Was gunned down outside a Sikh cultural centre in SURREY,BRITISH COLUMBIA

Organisation - SIKHS FOR JUSTICE

2016- he masterminded a bomblast in punjab

Question 8

When did Indian authorities Claimed NIJJAR was a member of a banned military group and designated him as a terrorist

Answer 8

2020

Question 9

How much reward Indian gov tagged on him

Answer 9

2022 he was accused of involvement in attack on a Hindu priest and announced a reward of about $16000 for giving his information

Question 10

When was the KHALISTAN TIGER FORCE formed?

Answer 10

2011 by NIJJAR

Question 11

KHALISTAN TIGER force was notified by which Indian ministry

Answer 11

Indian ministry of Home affairs 2023 under UAPA.

Question 12

SIKHS FOR JUSTICE head

Answer 12

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Question 13

Birthplace of Guru Nanak

Answer 13

Nankana Sahib(FOUNDER OF SIKHISM)

Question 14

Just after independence how much population was there if Sikhs in india

Answer 14

Just 2%

Question 15

Which movement was launched for Punjabi speaking stae?

Answer 15

Punjabi Suba Movement

Question 16

States reorganisation commission

Answer 16

1955 report- rejected demand

1966- finally reorganized to reflect PUNJABI SUBA DEMAND

Question 17

Anandpur sahib resolution

Answer 17

Brought by AKALI DAL PARTY
major force in new Sikh majority punjab

But in 1972 ,their performance was pathetic

Party met at the sacred town of ANANDPUR SAHIB - Birthplace of Khalsa(1973)

Demanded autonomy for state of Punjab(internal constitution)

Globally advertised this in NEW YORK TIMES in 1971…..LEADING TO BIRTH OF KHALISTAN

Question 18

Who was the person demanding for more than autonomy but khalistan

Answer 18

JARNAIL SINGH BHINDRANWALE

Question 19

Dharma yudh morcha

Answer 19

Civil disobedience movement under BHINDRANWALE in 1982

Residence inside Golden Temple

1984 - OPERATION BLUE STAR to remove them

He called for arms then (BHINDRANWALE)
493 people died because of this.

Indira Gandhi assassination -31 October,1984

Question 20

How many Sikhs were killed in riots

Answer 20

8000 sikhs

Question 21

Air India tragedy

Answer 21

Sikh nationalists in Canada blew up an air India flight killing 329 people to take revenge BHINDRANWALE killing

Question 22

Which Punjabi singer and rapper posted a story distorting Indian map excluding punjab

Answer 22

SHUBNEET SINGH

Question 23

When did India Canada started diplomatic relations

Answer 23

1947

Question 24

1st bilateral visit to Canada by pm since 1973

Answer 24

2015

Question 25

Indian gov accusations for canada

Answer 25

• March 2022 Trudeau LIBERAL PARTY allied with NDP endorsed KHALISTAN REFERENDUM IN CANADA

2018 - Canada’s public report on terrorist threat mentioned KHALISTANIS

2019- They removed the provision of KHALISTANIS