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Canada-India Tensions Rise Over Intelligence Sharing on Nijjar Murder

  • Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar murder allegations with India weeks ago, according to Trudeau
  • Tensions flared between India and Canada after Trudeau's allegations of potential Indian involvement
  • India rejected the allegations as 'absurd' and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat
  • Canada's allegations are based on human, signals intelligence and inputs from Five Eyes network
  • US wants to see accountability and expects India to work with Canada on investigation
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