Anirudh Bhattacharya is a Toronto-based commentator on North American issues, and an author. He has also worked as a journalist in New Delhi and New York spanning print, television and digital media. He tweets as @anirudhb.
Articles by Anirudh Bhattacharyya
Heavy security blanket in place as Canada hosts G7 summit
Responsibility for ensuring the safety and security of all G7 Summit participants, including foreign dignitaries and heads of state, lies with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Integrated Safety and Security Group (ISSG)
Published on Jun 15, 2025 11:07 AM IST
Canadian political leaders back economic collaboration with India as Ottawa seeks to diversify trade, reducing reliance on US
Their comments came even as opposition has been voiced to the invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis in Alberta next week
Published on Jun 12, 2025 11:43 AM IST
Canada govt defends its move in parliament to invite Indian PM to G7 summit
The Canadian government has attracted flak from pro-Khalistan groups, the NDP, and Liberal Party MP Sukh Dhaliwal over its decision to invite Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta
Published on Jun 11, 2025 11:12 AM IST
Six Indo-Canadians among 9 arrested in drug seizure worth $36.5mn
In June 2024, the smuggling network was found using US-Canada trucking routes. By November, many people and storage sites linked to the network were identified
Updated on Jun 11, 2025 12:07 AM IST
Indo-Canadian groups support the visit of Indian PM to the G7 leaders’ summit
However, opponents of the invite made their presence felt over the weekend during protests in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Brampton in the Greater Toronto Area
Published on Jun 09, 2025 10:37 AM IST
Modi’s G7 invite by Canada welcomed by industry
Toronto welcomes PM Modi's G7 invitation, seen as a chance for a bilateral reset. Some oppose it, citing concerns over pro-Khalistan sentiments.
Updated on Jun 07, 2025 03:41 PM IST
Carney invites Modi to G7, says India ‘must be at table’
‘India is the fifth largest economy in the world, effectively the most populous country in the world, central to, at the heart of those supply chains’
Published on Jun 07, 2025 01:33 PM IST
Canada’s Carney dials PM Modi, invites him to G7 Summit
A readout from the Canadian PMO of a conversation between the two leaders confirmed Carney has “extended an invitation” to Modi to attend the event in Kananaskis from June 15 to 17
Published on Jun 06, 2025 09:03 PM IST
Canada govt introduces legislation to curb asylum claims amid reports of misuse of refugee system
Amid accusations of misuse of Canada’s refugee system, the government has introduced legislation that aims at curbing the sharp escalation in asylum claims over the past couple of years, including a major increase in the number of those from India.
Published on Jun 05, 2025 06:34 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Police arrest 2 men in connection with murder of Indo-Canadian businessman
Two 21-year-old Indo-Canadian men have been arrested from British Columbia in connection with the daylight murder of an Indo-Canadian businessman in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) last month.
Published on Jun 05, 2025 06:20 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Police arrest 2 men in connection with murder of Indo-Canadian businessman
After an intensive investigation, PRP said, two suspects were identified and tracked to the town of Delta in British Columbia. The two individuals have been as Aman Aman and Digvijay Digvijay
Published on Jun 04, 2025 10:33 AM IST
Canada govt introduces legislation to curb asylum claims amid reports of misuse of refugee system
International students filed a record 20,245 asylum claims last year, and another 5,500 in the first quarter of 2025. Among the countries with the highest such claims was India
Published on Jun 04, 2025 10:20 AM IST
Canada: Historic gurdwara calls for new Kanishka memorial in British Columbia
Indo-Canadian groups want a learning centre “to teach future generations about the real cost of extremism”
Updated on Jun 03, 2025 11:03 AM IST
Ex-Canada PM calls on parties to end ties with separatist forces targeting India
Stephen Harper was prime minister from 2006 to 2015, before the Conservative Party he led was defeated by his successor and Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau
Published on Jun 03, 2025 10:39 AM IST
Canada yet to invite PM Modi to theG7 Summit on June 15-17
Since 2019, the Indian PM has been invited to the outreach session of the G7 Summit by France, the UK, Germany, Japan and Italy
Updated on Jun 02, 2025 10:39 PM IST
Indo-Canadian organisations call upon British Columbia govt to establish learning centre in remembrance of Air India flight bombing
While a memorial to the victims of the bombing of the Kanishka was established in 2007 at Stanley Park in Vancouver, the Indo-Canadian groups want a learning centre “to teach future generations about the real cost of extremism”
Published on Jun 01, 2025 11:05 AM IST
Canada seeks to build ties with India, says FM Anita Anand
The alleged links between Indian officials and the pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing escalated the diplomatic rift between India and Canada
Published on May 30, 2025 09:52 AM IST
Canada-US tensions: King Charles says bilateral ties must be based on ‘mutual respect’
The opening session of parliament was marked with pomp and attended by members of the Senate and the newly elected members of the House of Commons, judges of the Supreme Court and other dignitaries
Updated on May 27, 2025 09:59 PM IST
Jaishankar, Anita Anand hold talks to reset India-Canada ties
This is the first formal contact between the foreign ministers of the two countries since February 2024 when Anand’s predecessor counterpart Melanie Joly met Jaishankar on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference in Germany
Updated on May 26, 2025 09:35 AM IST
Canada: Jagmeet Singh’s NDP crashes to 7 seats
While interim leader Don Davies has sought the status in discussions with the ruling Liberal Party, the government’s leader in the House Steven MacKinnon appeared to rule that out, on Friday
Published on May 24, 2025 04:50 PM IST
Air India flight 182 archive opens in Canada
The archive contains both physical and digital material including testimonies from the family members of what remains the worst terrorist incident in Canada’s history
Published on May 24, 2025 04:39 PM IST
Canada cuts Indian student permits by 31%
This follows the trend of declining intake of international students after the Canadian Government started applying brakes on the influx in the last quarter of 2023
Updated on May 21, 2025 02:20 PM IST
Canada: Ruling Liberal Party falls short of majority mark after recounts
The ruling party and Prime Minister Mark Carney may be better placed than they were when the results were originally declared. They added one more seat in House of Commons after vote recount
Published on May 18, 2025 11:22 AM IST
Sikh bizman killed in shooting faced repeated threats, say kin
While the name of the victim had been circulating since the killing, which occurred in broad daylight, Peel Regional Police (PRP) formally identified him as 51-year-old Harjeet Singh Dhadda.
Published on May 18, 2025 07:30 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Canada probes murder of Indo-Canadian businessman in GTA
The suspects fled in a 2018 Black Dodge Challenger, which was recovered shortly following the incident
Published on May 17, 2025 01:29 PM IST
Anita Anand’s appointment as Canada FM will give boost to ties with India: Experts
Anita Anand became the first Hindu to be a Canadian federal minister in 2019 and has had stints as the minister of public services, transport minister and defence minister
Published on May 15, 2025 06:40 AM IST
India-Canada ties likely to get boost after appointment of Anita Anand as foreign minister: Experts
In September 2023, India-Canada ties were damaged when then PM Justin Trudeau said that there were “credible allegations” of a potential link between Indian agents and pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing
Updated on May 14, 2025 10:18 AM IST
Canadian PM Mark Carney announces new cabinet; Anita Anand foreign minister
Indo-Canadian Anita Anand was the first woman of Hindu heritage to be elected a member of the House of Commons
Published on May 13, 2025 09:37 PM IST
Indo-Canadian premier of Canada’s Yukon province, Ranj Pillai, resigns
Pillai made the announcement during the course of a press conference in Whitehorse, capital of the territory of Yukon, which he has led as its Premier (equivalent of a Chief Minister) since January 2023
Published on May 08, 2025 10:50 AM IST
Operation Sindoor: Canada asks citizens not to travel to J&K, border areas
The Canadian travel advisory referred to air travel disruptions and said local authorities could take additional measures, such as closing the airspace
Published on May 08, 2025 09:53 AM IST