Trudeau's claim of India's link to Nijjar's killing a 'shameless action', Washington shouldn't be part of it, says US expert

A US expert has termed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus claim of a potential link between Indian government agents and the killing of a Khalistani leader a shameless and cynical action and urged the United States not be part of itParticipating in a panel discussion at the Hudson Institute thinktank Michael Rubin Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute claimed Trudeau is playing into the hands of people who are looking at the Khalistani movement as a movement of ego and profitCanada and India have expelled a senior diplomat each after Trudeau alleged the involvement of agents of the Indian government in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar 45 in Surrey in June claims outrightly rejected by New Delhi as absurd and motivatedNijjar the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force KTF and one of Indias mostwanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen outside a gurdwara in Surrey in the western Canadian province of British Columbia on June 18What is striking about Trudeaus shameless action and cynical action is that while hes making a statement now the killing of Karima Baluch that was carried out allegedly with Pakistani assistance is a police matter and has not been taken to the Prime Ministers office Rubin saidSo the question then becomes why the discrepancy if not populist political posturing That might help Justin Trudeau in the long term but thats not what leadership is We really need our politicians on both sides of the aisle here and in Canada there is a need to be much more responsible because theyre playing with fire he saidAlso read Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah reaches Delhi to attend meeting on Cauvery water disputeIt seems Rubin said that some outside hands are trying to revive the Khalistan movementI dont think it will work he said adding he would not want the US to give legitimacy to this sort of cynical manoeuvres by outside powersIt would be a mistake to suddenly see a separatist movement and argue that this is legitimate And I worry less so with the United States but more so with what we see in Canada right now with Justin Trudeau that same kneejerk reaction playing into the hands of people who are looking at the Khalistani movement as a movement for ego a movement for profit and for politics he saidAfter Trudeaus remarks in Parliament Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly confirmed that she has ordered the expulsion of a senior Indian diplomatReacting sharply to the allegations and Jolys remarks India rejected Trudeaus claims calling them absurd and motivated The Ministry of External Affairs MEA has also asked a Canadian diplomat to leave India within the next five daysJassee Singh founder and chairman of Sikhs of America said the Khalistani movement does not represent the voice of the majority of Sikhs in the USSikhs in India are not in favour of Khalistan Today Sikhs are in the Indian Army defending the nation whether its against China or Pakistan he saidThere are one million Sikhs living here in the US and only a few of them a very very small percentage shows up for protests demanding Khalistan he saidDinsha Mistree research fellow at the Hoover Institution said if Canada keeps pushing this narrative then we can see some big challenges there He also underlined the importance of intelligence sharingFor me it is just very surprising Again the San Francisco consulate is not too far away I dont think any arrests have been made since this consulate was vandalised twice If you dont stop these smaller things then there is a danger that they might snowball into bigger things he saidIn July Indias consulate in San Francisco came under attack from Khalistan supporters who tried to set the diplomatic facility on fire in the second such act of violence within monthsA video by Khalistan supporters dated July 2 posted on X showed the act of arson at the Indian Consulate The video with the words violence begets violence emblazoned over it also showed news articles related to the death of Nijjar