Sikhs for Justice, a North America-based organisation that supports the Khalistan movement and is banned in India, claimed that “pro-Khalistan Sikhs who were peacefully demonstrating ... were violently attacked by a group of Indo Canadians”.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his foreign minister condemned the attack on a Hindu temple in Canada this week amid a worsening in diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured), at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned a "deliberate attack" on a Hindu temple in Canada,

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India condemned violent protests that erupted in a Canadian city over the weekend.

India foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday the vandalism of a Hindu temple in Canada on Monday was deeply concerning. (This story has been corrected to clarify that Jaishankar referred specifically to Canada when asked about attacks on temples in Australia and Canada,

Some blame attack on Sikh activists, as already frosty bilateral ties between Delhi and Ottawa plunge to a fresh low

The prime ministers of India and Canada condemned violence that broke out on Sunday at a Hindu temple near Toronto at a time of escalating diplomatic tensions between the countries.Videos posted on social media appeared to show people hitting each other with flagpoles and throwing punches in the Toronto suburb of Brampton.

Indian political leaders across party lines have strongly condemned the recent attack on a Hindu temple in Canada. They called upon the Canadian gover