India is the Second-biggest Foreign Threat to Canadian Democracy

A report by a Canadian parliamentary committee has described India as the second-biggest foreign threat to the country’s democracy.

Key Highlights of the Report, India is the Second-biggest Foreign Threat to Canadian Democracy

• The report stated that alleged Indian interference has ‘slowly increased’, but the operation has expanded at the same time.
• This interference includes interfering in Canadian democratic processes and institutions, including through the targeting of Canadian politicians, ethnic media and Indo-Canadian ethnocultural communities.
• The Report describes China as the topmost foreign threat to Canada’s democracy. 

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Impact of Report on India-Canada Relations

• The report’s revelations added to the negative state of the bilateral relations between the India and Canada. 
• India and Canada have been in a heated diplomatic exchange since the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the pro-Khalistan preacher, on June 18, 2023

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