B.C. diaspora expresses fears as India-Canada tensions rise [Video]

Some members of the Indian diaspora in B.C. are expressing fears that rising tensions between Canada and India could impact their ability to see their families.

The international rift was renewed this week after the RCMP revealed it is investigating allegations that Indian diplomats and agents were involved in a campaign of violence on Canadian soil.

The police agency alleges the diplomats coercively collected information on South Asian Canadians and then passed that information on to criminals, who took various actions, including committing homicides. India denied the allegations, but Canada said it is expelling six Indian diplomats. 

The revelations of the RCMP investigation come months after officials tied India’s government to the 2023 killing of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the leader of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C.

Now, some pro-Khalistan Sikh groups in B.C. are calling for Indian consulates in Canada to be shut down, saying that members of the Sikh separatist movement have been targeted.

Some in the Indian diaspora fear a …