India’s Stand On Terror From Canadian Soil Vindicated
By Gajanan Khergamker
It has taken years of diplomatic friction, multiple international snubs, mounting evidence and, most pertinently, a resilient India refusing to relent — but at long last, Canada has conceded that its territory was indeed exploited by Khalistani elements to foster terrorism in India.
This watershed moment comes not as an isolated diplomatic revelation but as the culmination of decades of Indian perseverance, even as successive Canadian administrations — most notoriously the Trudeau-led regime — chose to turn a blind eye to the burgeoning extremist ecosystem thriving within its borders.
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| PM Modi meeting Canadian counterpart Mark Carney at the G7 Summit |
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 summit, this tectonic shift signals more than a diplomatic thaw — it marks the beginning of an international recalibration of Canada’s position on transnational terrorism and a full-circle validation of India’s long-held stance.
India’s rising global stature under Prime Minister Modi — from helming the G20 to championing the Global South — has played a critical role in forcing the West to introspect on its soft-pedalling of radicalism under the garb of human rights and political correctness. That Canada’s volte-face comes precisely during the diplomatic setting of the G7 Summit, where Modi stood shoulder-to-shoulder with global heavyweights, is far from coincidental.
For years, Canada remained the outlier in the Five Eyes alliance — a fence-sitter that provided sanctuary to separatists while preaching democratic values. The Khalistan movement, long declared a terrorist threat by Indian agencies and firmly rejected by the vast majority of Indian Sikhs, was allowed to fester in Canada’s multicultural corridors under the deceptive shield of “freedom of expression.” What it facilitated, instead, was a virulent strain of terrorism that targeted Indian diplomats, sites and sovereignty.
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The present concession by Canada delivers a body blow to the now-discredited Trudeau narrative, one that peddled unsubstantiated allegations against India and weaponised baseless ‘human rights’ concerns to curry favour with fringe extremist voter bases at home. When Trudeau accused India of involvement in the death of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, without proof and in breach of diplomatic protocol, he triggered one of the most volatile diplomatic episodes in Indo-Canadian history.
India responded with measured firmness, suspending visas, issuing travel advisories, and dismantling the veil of immunity that Canadian diplomats long enjoyed in Delhi. But, more significantly, India stood its ground internationally, pushing back against narratives peddled by a weak liberal regime battling irrelevance on home turf.
Now, as Canada officially acknowledges the misuse of its territory by Khalistani operatives, it confirms what India had maintained all along — that the so-called activists were nothing more than extremists with transnational terror ambitions. For a nation that has always stood as a victim of cross-border terrorism — from Kashmir to Kanishka — India’s position is not just vindicated; it is now elevated to one of unassailable credibility.
Even as diplomatic overtures signal a gradual rebuilding of Indo-Canadian ties, India is unlikely to forget the depth of damage inflicted by Trudeau’s opportunistic politics. Trust, especially on matters involving national security, isn’t rebuilt with a handshake — it is earned through policy shifts, intelligence cooperation, and tangible crackdowns on extremist networks.
That Canada has finally spoken out on the Khalistani issue must translate into actual arrests, extraditions and dismantling of support networks. The era of token statements must end. India, after all, has learned to assert itself not through international approval but through resolute action and consistent diplomatic pressure.
This isn’t just about India and Canada anymore. It is about how nations treat terrorism — selectively or universally. The hypocrisy of sheltering terrorists on the grounds of minority rights while mourning victims of similar ideologies on domestic soil has been the hallmark of Trudeau’s regime — a position now untenable in the post-Modi global order.
Canada’s concession, while politically significant, is a symbolic first step. For Indo-Canadian relations to meaningfully stabilise, there must be a recognition of shared security interests, a redefinition of diaspora politics, and, most importantly, accountability for past inactions.
As India marches forward with strategic alliances, economic resilience, and a visionary leadership unfazed by Western patronage, it has shown that truth needs no amplification when backed by conviction.
The long-ignored warnings about the Khalistani threat have finally been acknowledged. The damage done by Trudeau’s regime to bilateral trust may take years to undo, but Canada’s new tone is the first sign that a page may be turning. And, as is often the case, India stood firm long before the world caught up.
