India-Canada diplomatic row will not impact military ties: Canadian Army Vice Chief

The latest diplomatic row between India and Canada is not going to impact the ongoing bilateral military engagement and the matter has to be resolved at the political level Canadas Deputy Army Chief Major General Peter Scott said on TuesdayScott is leading a Canadian delegation at the IndoPacific Army Chiefs Conference IPACC here that is being attended by military delegations from over 30 countriesTo the best of my knowledge at this time that is not going to have an impact on us We leave the matter at hand to the political level to try and resolve he told PTIWe are happy to be here and we do not see the issue clouding matters at this point at all Major General Scott saidThe ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus allegations of a potential involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in JuneIndia has rejected the allegations as absurd and motivated and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a titfortat move to Ottawas expulsion of an Indian official over the caseThis is an issue between both our countries at a political level And certainly our Prime Ministerhe rose at the House of Commons and made a statement requesting Indias cooperation on the independent investigation that is currently ongoing at this time the Canadian Army official saidBetween both of our armies this is not affecting us I spoke to your commander of the Army Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande last night We both agreed that this is a political issue and has no interference on our relationship he saidAs two armies we look for opportunities among the other 30 nations that are currently participating in this conference to find areas where we can cooperate train together conduct exercises and operations so that we all can contribute to ensuring peace stability within the region Major General Scott saidThe way we see right now is that we will continue to cooperate discuss and enjoy great forums like this where we can exchange ideas and find solutions to the difficulties facing a lot of the IndoPacific nations he saidThe Indian Army is hosting the twoday conclave of IndoPacific army chiefs to evolve a common strategy to ensure peace and stability in the IndoPacific regionIn his opening address at the conference Chief of Army Staff Gen Pande said Indias outlook for the IndoPacific emphasises respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nationsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever