<p>Bari (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a brief conversation with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau against the backdrop of severe strain in India-Canada ties over the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year.</p><p>On the margins of the G7 summit in Italy's Apulia region, Modi also had a separate interaction with US President Joe Biden.</p><p>The Modi-Biden conversation came nearly seven months after Washington's allegations of an Indian link to a foiled plot to murder Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York.</p>.<p>India has already appointed a high-level probe team to investigate the allegations.</p><p>After his exchanges with Biden, Modi said India and the US will keep working together to further global good.</p>.<p>"It's always a pleasure to meet @POTUS @JoeBiden. India and USA will keep working together to further global good," the prime minister said.</p>.<p>On his interaction with Trudeau, Modi posted on 'X': "Met Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau at the G7 Summit."'.</p><p>Both Modi and Trudeau were seen warmly greeting each other during the encounter.</p><p>It is not immediately known what transpired between Modi and Trudeau.</p><p>The ties between the two countries came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September last year of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar in British Columbia.</p>.G7 Summit: PM Modi meets Pope Francis, invites him to visit India.<p>New Delhi rejected Trudeau's charges as "absurd" and "motivated." India has been maintaining that the main issue between the two countries is that of Canada giving space to pro-Khalistan elements operating from Canadian soil with impunity.</p><p>Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Wednesday said India's main issue with Canada continues to be the political space that Ottawa provides to anti-India elements which advocate extremism and violence.</p><p>India has repeatedly conveyed its "deep concerns" to Canada and New Delhi expects Ottawa to take strong action against those elements, he said.</p><p>Nijjar, who was declared a terrorist by India, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia in Surrey on June 18 last year.</p><p>The murder is being probed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). </p>
<p>Bari (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a brief conversation with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau against the backdrop of severe strain in India-Canada ties over the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year.</p><p>On the margins of the G7 summit in Italy's Apulia region, Modi also had a separate interaction with US President Joe Biden.</p><p>The Modi-Biden conversation came nearly seven months after Washington's allegations of an Indian link to a foiled plot to murder Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York.</p>.<p>India has already appointed a high-level probe team to investigate the allegations.</p><p>After his exchanges with Biden, Modi said India and the US will keep working together to further global good.</p>.<p>"It's always a pleasure to meet @POTUS @JoeBiden. India and USA will keep working together to further global good," the prime minister said.</p>.<p>On his interaction with Trudeau, Modi posted on 'X': "Met Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau at the G7 Summit."'.</p><p>Both Modi and Trudeau were seen warmly greeting each other during the encounter.</p><p>It is not immediately known what transpired between Modi and Trudeau.</p><p>The ties between the two countries came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September last year of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar in British Columbia.</p>.G7 Summit: PM Modi meets Pope Francis, invites him to visit India.<p>New Delhi rejected Trudeau's charges as "absurd" and "motivated." India has been maintaining that the main issue between the two countries is that of Canada giving space to pro-Khalistan elements operating from Canadian soil with impunity.</p><p>Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Wednesday said India's main issue with Canada continues to be the political space that Ottawa provides to anti-India elements which advocate extremism and violence.</p><p>India has repeatedly conveyed its "deep concerns" to Canada and New Delhi expects Ottawa to take strong action against those elements, he said.</p><p>Nijjar, who was declared a terrorist by India, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia in Surrey on June 18 last year.</p><p>The murder is being probed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). </p>