India Canada Spat Flashcards
Canada foreign minister
Melanie Joly
Which diplomat was expelled by cnada
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
Indian high commisoner to Canada
SANJAY KUMAR VERMA
Ambassador of Canada to india
Cameron Mackay
Sikhs for justice leader
GUTPATWANT SINGH PANNU
Campaign- INDO HINDUS LEAVE CANADA
US Ambassador of india
Eric Garcetti
Whose killing divided Canada and India
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
When did Indian authorities Claimed NIJJAR was a member of a banned military group and designated him as a terrorist
2020
How much reward Indian gov tagged on him
2022 he was accused of involvement in attack on a Hindu priest and announced a reward of about $16000 for giving his information
When was the KHALISTAN TIGER FORCE formed?
2011 by NIJJAR
KHALISTAN TIGER force was notified by which Indian ministry
Indian ministry of Home affairs 2023 under UAPA.
SIKHS FOR JUSTICE head
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
Birthplace of Guru Nanak
Nankana Sahib(FOUNDER OF SIKHISM)
Just after independence how much population was there if Sikhs in india
Just 2%
Which movement was launched for Punjabi speaking stae?
Punjabi Suba Movement
States reorganisation commission
1955 report- rejected demand
1966- finally reorganized to reflect PUNJABI SUBA DEMAND
Anandpur sahib resolution
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
Who was the person demanding for more than autonomy but khalistan
JARNAIL SINGH BHINDRANWALE
Dharma yudh morcha
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
How many Sikhs were killed in riots
8000 sikhs
Air India tragedy
Sikh nationalists in Canada blew up an air India flight killing 329 people to take revenge BHINDRANWALE killing
Which Punjabi singer and rapper posted a story distorting Indian map excluding punjab
SHUBNEET SINGH
When did India Canada started diplomatic relations
1947
1st bilateral visit to Canada by pm since 1973
2015
