Targeted killing not India's policy: Minister S Jaishankar to Canada

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The Indian Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar, mentioned this during a session at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York..

He also expressed concerns about the growing nexus between terrorists and organized crime in Canada and the permissive environment for such activities..

India has told Canada that targeted killing is not the policy of the Indian government and that Ottawa should share with New Delhi if it has something specific and relevant, according to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar...

Referring to the growing nexus between terrorists and organised crime on Canadian soil, Jaishankar said: "You also have to appreciate that in the last few years, Canada actually has seen a lot of organised crime, relating to the secessionist forces, organised crime, violence and extremism..

Referring to the India-China state of affairs, the foreign minister said relations between India and China have been in an "abnormal state" since the 2020 Galwan clash and it is a "possibly longer than medium-term issue"..

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