"We're very serious about building closer ties with India", says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Amidst soaring tensions between the two nations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that given India's rising significance on the global arena, he believes it is "extremely important" for Canada and its allies to maintain "constructive and serious" engagement with India, in a Press Conference on Thursday.
Despite "credible allegations" that the Indian government was involved in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that Canada is still dedicated to forging better connections with India, stated National Post. Trudeau cited the rise of India's global power as evidence of why it is "extremely important" for Canada and its allies to maintain relations with India.
The Canadian Prime Minister stated that India is a significant geopolitical player and a rising economic power, and that he is quite serious about forging closer ties with India, as is stated in the Indo-Pacific policy. "At the same time, obviously, as a country that upholds the rule of law, we need to emphasize that India needs to work with Canada to ensure that we get the full facts of this matter."said Trudeau, as quoted by National Post.
"The Americans have been with us in talking to the Indian government about how vital it is that they be involved in following up on the credible claims that operatives of the Indian government killed a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil."said the Canadian Prime minister stating that in a meeting with S. Jaishankar on Thursday in Washington, DC, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to bring up the claims made public about India's involvement in Nijjar's murder.
On September 18, Trudeau informed the Canadian House of Commons that Canadian security agencies had been actively looking into "credible allegations of a potential link" between the killing of Nijjar and representatives of the Indian government. He then urged the Indian Government to work with Canada "to get to the bottom of this matter." India, on the other hand, has categorically denied the accusations, labeling them as "absurd" and "motivated."