The Canadian government is now seeking a meeting with the Indian politician who publicly accused members of Trudeau's cabinet of being connected to the Sikh separatist movement. Trudeau is scheduled to be in Punjab Wednesday for a visit to the Golden Temple, the holiest site in Sikhism. Indian media are also reporting Singh has asked the Indian external affairs ministry to help him secure a meeting with Trudeau. Khalistan is the name of the independent Sikh state sought by some members of the Sikh community. The number of Indian students studying in Canada has also tripled in the last three years to 124,000 in 2017.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2018 17:09 UTC