Khalistani Terrorist Pannun Does It Again | India, Canada, Khalistan & The Pak Connection | Barkha

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As India and Canada attempt a long-awaited diplomatic thaw, New Delhi and Ottawa have agreed to reopen negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement. This is a process that had stalled for over a year amid one of the sharpest downturns in bilateral ties in recent memory. The breakthrough came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart, Mark J. Carney, met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in South Africa, signalling a decisive shift from confrontation to cautious cooperation.

This reset marks a clear departure from the Trudeau era, when relations plummeted over allegations linking Indian officials to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian-designated terrorist who was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey in June 2023. India had dismissed the claims as “absurd and motivated”, but the diplomatic fallout was severe: Ottawa froze FTA talks, New Delhi withdrew senior diplomats, and Canada reciprocated, triggering one of the worst rifts between the two nations.

With Justin Trudeau’s exit and Carney’s rise to the helm of the Liberal Party, the tone has shifted. Carney has moved sensitive matters like transnational crime to formal channels and has signalled intent to rebuild political trust, creating space for trade talks to resume for the first time since 2023.

Yet, even as diplomacy gains momentum, Khalistani extremist groups in Canada appear visibly rattled by the improving climate. On November 23, the banned Sikhs for Justice once again held an unofficial “Khalistan Referendum” in Ottawa, the seventh such exercise since 2022, drawing crowds that organisers claimed stretched for kilometres. Videos from the event showed participants shouting provocative anti-India slogans, including calls for violence, highlighting how fringe elements continue to exploit Canadian soil for separatist mobilisation.
The SFJ, outlawed by India for its subversive activities, has repeatedly attempted to stir tensions through these staged referendums across Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec. Their renewed mobilisation coincides conspicuously with the diplomatic reset, a sign that extremist lobbies fear losing political cover as India and Canada move back toward stability.

As New Delhi and Ottawa reopen a crucial economic dialogue first launched in 2010, the contrast is stark. Both governments are seeking to rebuild trust and move forward, while Khalistani groups are attempting to drag the narrative back to confrontation. The coming months will test whether the relationship can withstand these pressures and whether Canada under Carney can finally draw a clear line between legitimate political engagement and extremist intimidation on its soil.

Barkha Dutt speaks to,

Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President of Research & Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada,
Amb Bhaswati Mukherjee, Former Diplomat,
Kushal Mehra, The Caravaka Podcast


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