The Indian consulate in San Fransisco was attacked and set on hearth on Sunday. That is of excessive concern because it was the second such assault inside the final 4 months. The US has strongly condemned vandalism and tried arson towards the Indian Consulate in San Francisco.
EMA S Jaishankar has given a stern warning to the associate nations saying very clearly that giving a free run to Khalistani activists is not going to go nicely on our relationships.
India has numerous Sikh diaspora in Canada, Australia, the UK and the USA and Professional-Khalistani actions are difficult India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity from these international lands. Not too long ago there have been experiences of posters being circulated in Canada to tell pro-Khalistan residents of a rally on eighth July. These posters, titled “Khalistan Freedom Rally” had pictures of two Indian diplomats, Sanjay Verma and Apoorva Shrivastava, at present posted in Canada, holding them accountable for the killing of Khalistani chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar who headed the terrorist outfit “Khalistan Tiger Power” (KTF) was shot lifeless final month. His identify was on the designated terrorist record launched by the federal government. He was additionally related to the secessionist outfit Sikh For Justice (SFJ).
In March this yr, Khalistani supporters protested outdoors the Indian Embassy in Canada elevating pro-Khalistani slogans, the place they allegedly assaulted Indian-origin Journalists as nicely. In one other occasion final month, a tableau parade was organised by the Khalistani activists in Ontario to glorify the assassination of former PM Indira Gandhi. It additionally had a poster that stated “Revenge of assault on Shri Darbar Sahib”.
Responding to those actions, Mr. Jaishankar requested why the Canadian authorities are giving house to extremists and individuals who promote violence. He stated that the novel extremist ideology of the Khalistanis will not be good for India or Canada in addition to our relationship.
Whereas talking at a city corridor assembly on the India Worldwide Centre in New Delhi, the minister stated that Ottawa was most likely pushed by vote-bank politics in responding to those actions. He stated that conversations with Canada on the difficulty have been repeatedly dissatisfactory and this has impacted our ties in some ways.“We made it very clear that if there are actions that are permitted from Canada that impinge on our sovereignty, territorial integrity and our safety, then we should reply,” he stated.
Response From Canada
In response to the matter raised by India with the Canadian Authorities, Canadian Overseas Minister Melanie Joly has assured India of the protection of its diplomats in a tweet. The place she additionally highlighted the nation’s adherence to the Vienna Conventions.
Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations
Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations present a whole framework for the institution and upkeep of diplomatic relations between impartial sovereign states. It offers a set of particular guidelines, giving privilege and immunity to diplomats enabling them to carry out their features with out worry of coercion or harassment by the opposite (host) nation.
