Trudeau press conference
ਭਾਰਤ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੰਗ-ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ - ਟਰੂਡੋ
#JustineTrudeau #CanadianDiplomats #India #CanadaIndia is "contravening a very basic principle of diplomacy" by stripping diplomatic immunity for 41 Canadian diplomats, Trudeau shared in a press conference today. India's actions are "something that has far-reaching consequences for the diplomatic world that I know many many countries are worried about," he said. Canada pulled diplomats out of India after India's demand for parity of officials between the two countries, something that has no grounding in diplomatic norms or laws and has been questioned as a bizarre escalation by experts.
"We have urged the Indian government not to insist upon a reduction in Canada’s diplomatic presence and to cooperate in the ongoing Canadian investigation. We expect India to uphold its obligations under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,"
@StateDeptSpox
shared in an official US statement today as India removed immunity from 41 Canadian diplomats in a much derided escalation after Canada alleged India of being behind the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
"We do not agree with the decisions taken by the Indian government that have resulted in a number of Canadian diplomats departing India," a UK Foreign Office spokesperson said in regards to India's move to strip 41 Canadian diplomats of immunity.
Five Eyes allies have called on India to cooperate with Canada's investigation into whether India assassinated Hardeep Singh Nijjar, including the United States.
The Indian move to target Canadian diplomats is outside international norms and has been criticized as a troubling escalation and precedent by India.
@SikhFedUK
response to the US and UK backing Canada on India's breach of the Vienna Convention: “It is no surprise the US and UK are the first to issue statements and support Canada against India's totally unacceptable breach of the Vienna Convention." "The US and UK are the ones that provided and verified the intelligence that allowed the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse the Indian government of being involved in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil." "The US and UK are two of the Five Eyes nations and we expect Australia and New Zealand to also back Canada against India in the coming days." "We also expect France, Germany, Italy and Japan as G7 allies of Canada to also publicly back them in condemning India." “The Indian government is demonstrating by its actions it has no respect for the rule of law. It is digging a bigger hole by unnecessarily compromising the security of diplomats." "The Indian government is refusing to accept it has been caught red-handed for extrajudicially killing a Canadian Sikh leader on Canadian soil as it implicates the Indian PM in ordering the targeted killing.” "Many nations will be asking why India has refused to cooperate with the investigation for over two months and conclude their sovereignty is far more valuable t
#JustineTrudeau #CanadianDiplomats #India #CanadaIndia is "contravening a very basic principle of diplomacy" by stripping diplomatic immunity for 41 Canadian diplomats, Trudeau shared in a press conference today. India's actions are "something that has far-reaching consequences for the diplomatic world that I know many many countries are worried about," he said. Canada pulled diplomats out of India after India's demand for parity of officials between the two countries, something that has no grounding in diplomatic norms or laws and has been questioned as a bizarre escalation by experts.
"We have urged the Indian government not to insist upon a reduction in Canada’s diplomatic presence and to cooperate in the ongoing Canadian investigation. We expect India to uphold its obligations under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,"
@StateDeptSpox
shared in an official US statement today as India removed immunity from 41 Canadian diplomats in a much derided escalation after Canada alleged India of being behind the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
"We do not agree with the decisions taken by the Indian government that have resulted in a number of Canadian diplomats departing India," a UK Foreign Office spokesperson said in regards to India's move to strip 41 Canadian diplomats of immunity.
Five Eyes allies have called on India to cooperate with Canada's investigation into whether India assassinated Hardeep Singh Nijjar, including the United States.
The Indian move to target Canadian diplomats is outside international norms and has been criticized as a troubling escalation and precedent by India.
@SikhFedUK
response to the US and UK backing Canada on India's breach of the Vienna Convention: “It is no surprise the US and UK are the first to issue statements and support Canada against India's totally unacceptable breach of the Vienna Convention." "The US and UK are the ones that provided and verified the intelligence that allowed the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse the Indian government of being involved in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil." "The US and UK are two of the Five Eyes nations and we expect Australia and New Zealand to also back Canada against India in the coming days." "We also expect France, Germany, Italy and Japan as G7 allies of Canada to also publicly back them in condemning India." “The Indian government is demonstrating by its actions it has no respect for the rule of law. It is digging a bigger hole by unnecessarily compromising the security of diplomats." "The Indian government is refusing to accept it has been caught red-handed for extrajudicially killing a Canadian Sikh leader on Canadian soil as it implicates the Indian PM in ordering the targeted killing.” "Many nations will be asking why India has refused to cooperate with the investigation for over two months and conclude their sovereignty is far more valuable t
Transcript
00:00 The actions that the Government of India took this week are themselves contrary to international law.
00:13 The Government of India decided to unilaterally revoke the diplomatic immunity of 40 Canadian diplomats in India.
00:27 This is a violation of the Vienna Convention governing diplomacy.
00:35 This is them choosing to contravene a very fundamental principle of international law and diplomacy.
00:50 It is something that all countries in the world should be very worried about.
00:56 And this is putting aside the allegations we made of a serious violation of international law
01:04 with the alleged killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil that the Indian government could have been involved in.
01:12 This is a matter, putting that aside, that all countries should be concerned about.
01:19 The Government of India decided to cancel, to revoke the diplomatic protections of 40 diplomats working in Canada, working in India.
01:34 This is something that has far-reaching consequences for the diplomatic world that I know many, many countries are very worried about.
01:42 But it also has very real impacts on the millions of people who travel back and forth between India,
01:51 as students, as family members, for weddings, for businesses, for the growing trade ties between our countries.
01:59 The Indian government is making it unbelievably difficult for life as usual to continue for millions of people in India and in Canada.
02:13 And they're doing it by contravening a very basic principle of diplomacy.
02:21 This is something that should concern everyone, but it's something that has me very concerned for the well-being
02:28 and happiness of millions of Canadians who trace their origins to the Indian subcontinent.
02:40 [ Silence ]