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Anirudh Bhattacharyya

Anirudh Bhattacharyya

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

29-year-old man pleads guilty to attacking Indo-Canadian mediaperson in 2024

Rishi Nagar, who was assaulted in Calgary late last month. (Courtesy Rishi Nagar)

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 02:05 pm IST

Carney hails Sikh community contributions to Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the stage following his speech at the Liberal national convention in Montreal on Saturday. (AP)

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 02:00 pm IST

Canada’s ruling party sweeps bypolls, gets majority in House of Commons

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the stage after speaking during the 2026 Liberal National Convention in Montreal, Canada, on April 11. (AFP)

Published on Apr 14, 2026 11:05 am IST

Nearly 200,000 attend Vancouver Khalsa Day parade celebrating resilience

Participants in the historic Khalsa Day nagar kirtan in Vancouver on Saturday. (Khalsa Diwan Society)

Updated on Apr 12, 2026 02:28 pm IST

‘Positive momentum in ties’: Indian envoy meets Canadian minister

India's High Commissioner to Ottawa Dinesh Patnaik (R) with Canada's Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Thangaraj (L).(High Commissioner of India)

Published on Apr 11, 2026 04:16 pm IST

Pakistani citizen pleads guilty in New York terrorism plot

The Department of Justice (DOJ) seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday. (Bloomberg)

Published on Apr 09, 2026 11:50 am IST

Another Conservative lawmaker defects to ruling Canada Liberal party

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (right) with ex-Conservative party lawmaker Marilyn Gladu in Ottawa on Wednesday . (Credit: MarkCarney-X)

Published on Apr 09, 2026 10:38 am IST

Canada tightens checks on international students, sets 21-day deadline for docs

Canada begins student compliance verification after audit raises concerns(Representative image/Unsplash)

Updated on Apr 09, 2026 07:48 am IST

Canada asks Indian and other international students to confirm visa compliance

Canada asks Indian and other international students to confirm visa compliance(Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

Published on Apr 08, 2026 10:04 am IST

Community groups express concern over intimidation of Hindu Canadians by pro-Khalistan elements

Pro-Khalistan protesters outside the Triveni Mandir Brampton, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada on Sunday. (CoHNA Canada)

Published on Apr 06, 2026 02:45 pm IST

Ahead of pro-Khalistan rallies outside temples, Canada Police issues warning

Pro-Khalistan radicals attacking the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton on November 3, 2024. (Video Screengrab)

Updated on Apr 05, 2026 11:15 am IST

Canada police say Indian Birinder Singh’s killing not racially motivated

The murder of 22-year-old Birinder Singh in Alberta was earlier deemed as a racially motivated hate crime by community organisations. (GoFundMe campaign page)

Updated on Apr 02, 2026 10:34 am IST

Canada warns visa fraud offenders face five-year ban

Recent social media posts by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) targeted both applicants and immigration agents. (REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 01, 2026 12:22 pm IST

Hindu temples in Canada seek govt protection amid Khalistan rally calls

Pro-Khalistan radicals attacking the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton on November 3, 2024. (Video Screengrab)

Published on Apr 01, 2026 12:19 pm IST

Canada tightens asylum rules after surge in Indian claims

A Canadian flag. (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 29, 2026 02:20 pm IST

India, Canada review progress on CEPA talks at WTO meet

Commerce and Industry Minister Minister Piyush Goyal with Canada’s Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu at their meeting on Friday. (Maninder Sidhu/X)

Updated on Mar 29, 2026 12:44 am IST

Canada anti-hate Bill aims to curb Khalistan-linked extremist symbols

These amendments were welcomed on the grounds that they may help address the problem of pro-Khalistan groups protesting outside temples in recent years and displaying overt symbols of the movement, including images of terrorists.

Published on Mar 28, 2026 05:52 am IST

Indo-Canadian groups welcome passage of anti-hate law by House of Commons

A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 28, 2026 01:05 am IST

Canada police believe pro-Khalistan extremism may be factor behind Nancy Grewal murder

Nancy Grewal was found stabbed at a residence in the town of LaSalle in Ontario, Canada on March 3. (Supplied photo)

Published on Mar 27, 2026 02:19 pm IST

Canada court drops gun-related charges against pro-Khalistan figure

Inderjeet Gosal at a protest in front of the Indian Consulate in Toronto, Canada in 2024. (Supplied photo)

Published on Mar 27, 2026 10:32 am IST

Indian, Canadian foreign ministers hold talks on bilateral ties, West Asia crisis

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) with Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand at the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting, in France, on Thursday (PTI)

Published on Mar 27, 2026 10:10 am IST

Indo-Canadian ex-mayor’s house searched in corruption probe

Indo-Canadian politician Jyoti Gondek at an event last year while she was still Mayor of Calgary. (Courtesy: Jyoti Gondek-X)

Updated on Mar 25, 2026 02:03 pm IST

18-year-old held in Canada for killing Indian student in suspected hate crime

22-year-old Birinder Singh, an Indian national, who was murdered on March 14. (GoFundMe campaign page)

Updated on Mar 25, 2026 01:25 pm IST

Share of Indians among Canada students dropped from 50% in 2023 to 10% in 2025

The report said that between 2023 and 2024, the department identified over 153,000 students as potentially non-compliant with study permit conditions but had funding to investigate just 2,000 cases each year. (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 24, 2026 01:15 pm IST

Canada’s Surrey reports decline in extortion-linked shootings

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney. (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 23, 2026 11:47 am IST

No links between Indian govt and transnational repression or foreign interference: Canada police chief

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with local law enforcement at the RCMP E-division headquarters in Surrey, British Columbia (Picture for representative purpose only) (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 20, 2026 11:39 am IST

Two Indians deported from Canada over extortion, drug trafficking

Arshdeep Singh (left) and Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu, who were removed from Canada for their link to criminal activity. (Credit: CBSA)

Published on Mar 19, 2026 02:28 pm IST

Canada recorded decline in population in 2025, dropped by 102,436

Students speak with representatives during a career fair at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Bloomberg)

Published on Mar 19, 2026 11:22 am IST

India in advanced talks with Canadian firms to procure LPG

A worker unloads a gas cylinder at a LPG distribution centre, in Guwahati, India on Monday. (ANI)

Published on Mar 18, 2026 11:08 am IST

India, Canada begin negotiations towards comprehensive economic partnership agreement

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Mark Carney at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on March 2, 2026. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 16, 2026 02:35 pm IST

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