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Source: The post is based on the article “Five Eyes intelligence alliance backs Canada probe in Nijjar killing: What is it” published in Hindustan Times on 19th September 2023
What is the News?
Canada’s charge about India’s involvement in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was backed by the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.
What is the Five Eyes alliance?
Five Eyes is an alliance comprising Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
These partner countries share a broad range of intelligence with one another in a unified multilateral arrangement.
These alliance countries are also parties to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, which is a treaty focused on joint cooperation in signals intelligence.
India-Canada Relations:
Canada is home to nearly 1.4 million people of Indian ethnic or cultural origin, about 3.7% of the country’s total population, according to the 2021 census.
More than 770,000 people reported their religion as Sikhism, about 2% of Canada’s population.
In 2019, the Canadian government designated April as Sikh Heritage Month.
India was Canada’s 10th largest two-way merchandise trade partner in 2022 with more than $13.7 billion in trade.
