Khalistan Issue "A Big Red Line": Indian Envoy To Canada
NDTV
India's High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma pointed out that while the negative in the relationship grabs the headlines, there are many positives to the relationship.
India's High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma on Tuesday said that the origin of the friction between New Delhi and Ottawa is the "lack of understanding of India's concern" over a "decades-old issue (Khalistan) that has re-emerged" on foreign soil.
Speaking at an event at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, he added that it was "a big red line" for India.
Terming the pro-Khalistan extremists in Canada as foreigners since they hold Canadian citizenship as India doesn't allow dual citizenship, Mr Verma said, "The foreigners having an evil eye on the territorial integrity of India. That is a big red line for India. Indians will decide the fate of India, not foreigners. If those Indians that are living abroad want to decide the fate of India, then they better go back and participate in the election process in India."
