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Until the devastating 9/11 attacks in the US by al-Qaeda, the bombing of Air India flight 182 by Khalistani extremists was the worst aviation-related terrorist attack in history..
Toronto: Canadas National Security and Intelligence Advisor (NSIA) has said that she is not certain if India want to influence Canadian policy and New Delhi may be focused on the pro-Khalistan movement.S)..
Appearing before the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Canadas NSIA Nathalie G Drouin said, The objective of IndiaIm not sure if they really want to influence our policy..
It remains the worst terror attack in Canadian history, having resulted in the death of all 329 people on board the airliner, including more than 270 Canadian citizens, mostly of Indian origin, and 24 Indians..
She was referring to the June 4 report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSCIOP), which stated bluntly that India has emerged as the second-most significant foreign interference threat to Canadas democratic institutions and processes displacing Russia..
