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A US judge ruled that Donald Trump defrauded banks and insurers while building his real estate empire.

Trump cheated banks, insurers to build real estate empire: US judge

A US judge ruled that Donald Trump defrauded banks and insurers while building his real estate empire.

A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.
Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday, found that the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing loans.
Engoron ordered that some of Trump's business licenses be rescinded as punishment, making it difficult or impossible for them to do business in New York, and said he would continue to have an independent monitor oversee Trump Organization operations.
Trump's lawyer, Christopher Kise, said they intend to appeal the decision, calling it a &ldquo;miscarriage of justice&rdquo; and &ldquo;completely disconnected from the facts and governing law.&rdquo; &ldquo;The decision seeks to nationalize one of the most successful corporate empires in the United States and seize control of private property all while acknowledging there is zero evidence of any default, breach, late payment or any complaint of harm," Kise said.
Trump has long insisted he did nothing wrong. His son, Eric, said Engoron's ruling was &ldquo;an attempt to destroy my father and kick him out of New York.&rdquo; &ldquo;Today, I lost all faith in the New York legal system,&rdquo; Eric Trump, a Trump Organization executive and lawsuit defendant, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. &ldquo;Never before have I seen such hatred toward one person by a judge &mdash; a coordinated effort with the Attorney General to destroy a man's life, company and accomplishments.&rdquo; Engoron's decision, days before the start of a non-jury trial in James' lawsuit, is the strongest repudiation yet of Trump's carefully coiffed image as a wealthy and shrewd real estate mogul turned political powerhouse.
Beyond mere bragging about his riches, Trump, his company and key executives repeatedly lied about them on his annual financial statements, reaping rewards such as favorable loan terms and lower insurance costs, Engoron found.
Those tactics crossed a line and violated the law, the judge said, rejecting Trump's contention that a disclaimer on the financial statements absolved him of any wrongdoing.
&ldquo;In defendants' world: rent regulated apartments are worth the same as unregulated apartments; restricted land is worth the same as unrestricted land; restrictions can evaporate into thin air; a disclaimer by one party casting responsibility on another party exonerates the other party's lies," Engoron wrote in his 35-page ruling. "That is a fantasy world, not the real world.&rdquo; Manhattan prosecutors had looked into bringing criminal charges over the same conduct but declined to do so, leaving James to sue Trump and seek penalties that aim to disrupt his and his family's ability to do business in the state.
Engoron's ruling, in a phase of the case known as summary judgment, resolves the key claim in James' lawsuit, but several others remain. He'll decide on those claims and James' request for USD250 million in penalties at a trial starting October 2. Trump's lawyers have asked an appeals court for a temporary delay.
&ldquo;Today, a judge ruled in our favor and found that Donald Trump and the Trump Organization engaged in years of financial fraud," James said in a statement. "We look forward to presenting the rest of our case at trial.&rdquo; Trump's lawyers, in their own summary judgment bid, had asked the judge to throw out the case.
They argued James wasn't legally allowed to file the lawsuit because there wasn't any evidence that the public was harmed by Trump's actions. They also argued that many of the allegations in the lawsuit were barred by the statute of limitations.
Engoron, noting that he had &ldquo;emphatically rejected&rdquo; those arguments earlier in the case, equated them to the plot of the film "Groundhog Day." He fined five defense lawyers USD7,500 each as punishment for &ldquo;engaging in repetitive, frivolous&rdquo; arguments, but denied James' request to sanction Trump and other defendants.
James, a Democrat, sued Trump and the Trump Organization a year ago, alleging a pattern of duplicity she dubbed &ldquo;the art of the steal,&rdquo; a twist on the title of Trump's 1987 business memoir &ldquo;The Art of the Deal.&rdquo; The lawsuit accused Trump and his company of routinely inflating the value of assets like skyscrapers, golf courses and his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, padding his bottom line by billions.
Engoron found that Trump consistently overvalued Mar-a-Lago, inflating its value on one financial statement by 2,300%. The judge also rebuked Trump for lying about the size of his Manhattan apartment. Trump claimed his three-story Trump Tower penthouse was nearly three times its actual size, valuing it at USD327 million.
&ldquo;A discrepancy of this order of magnitude, by a real estate developer sizing up his own living space of decades, can only be considered fraud," Engoron wrote.
On X in the wake of the ruling, Eric Trump insisted his father's claims about Mar-a-Lago were correct, writing that the Palm Beach estate is &ldquo;speculated to be worth well over a billion dollars making it arguably the most valuable residential property in the country.&rdquo; Trump argued in sworn testimony for the case that the values on his financial statements didn't matter because the forms have a disclaimer that says they shouldn't be trusted. Trump argued that banks &ldquo;made a lot of money&rdquo; from him and didn't object to the valuations.
James' lawsuit is one of several legal headaches for Trump, the Republican front-runner in next year's election. He has been indicted four times in the last six months &mdash; accused in Georgia and Washington, D.C., of plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss, in Florida of hoarding classified documents, and in Manhattan of falsifying business records related to hush money paid on his behalf.
The Trump Organization was convicted of tax fraud last year in an unrelated criminal case for helping executives dodge taxes on perks such as apartments and cars. The company was fined USD1.6 million. One executive, Trump's longtime finance chief Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty and served five months in jail. He is also a defendant in James' lawsuit.
James' lawsuit does not carry the potential of prison time, but could complicate Trump's ability to transact real estate deals. It could also stain his legacy as a developer.
James, who campaigned for office as a Trump critic and watchdog, started scrutinizing his business practices in March 2019 after his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress that Trump exaggerated his wealth on financial statements while trying to buy the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Also watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/donald-trump-was-asked-if-he-watched-capitol-hill-riots-on-tv-here-s-his-reply-1695018146362">Donald Trump was asked if he watched Capitol Hill riots on TV, here's his reply</a>
James' office previously sued Trump for misusing his charitable foundation to further his political and business interests. Trump was ordered to give USD2 million to charity as a fine while his own charity, the Trump Foundation, was shut down.&nbsp;

A fire broke out at a wedding in Iraq, killing at least 114 people and 150 injured.

114 killed, 150 injured as fire breaks out at wedding in Iraq

A fire broke out at a wedding in Iraq, killing at least 114 people and 150 injured.

A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 114 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday, warning the death toll could rise higher.
The fire happened in Iraq&rsquo;s Nineveh province in its Hamdaniya area, authorities said. That&rsquo;s a predominantly Christian area just outside of the city of Mosul, some 335 kilometers (205 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad.
Television footage showed flames rushing over the wedding hall as the fire took hold. In the blaze&rsquo;s aftermath, only charred metal and debris could be seen as people walked through the scene of the fire, the only light coming from television cameras and the lights of onlookers&rsquo; mobile phones.
Survivors arrived at local hospitals, receiving oxygen and bandaged, as their families milled through hallways and outside as workers organized more oxygen cylinders.
The health department in Nineveh province raised the death toll to 114. Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr earlier put the number of injured at 150 via the state-run Iraqi News Agency.
&nbsp;&ldquo;All efforts are being made to provide relief to those affected by the unfortunate accident,&rdquo; al-Badr said.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered an investigation into the fire and asked the country&rsquo;s Interior and Health officials to provide relief, his office said in a statement online.
Najim al-Jubouri, the provincial governor of Nineveh, said some of the injured had been transferred to regional hospitals. He cautioned there were no final casualty figures yet from the blaze, which suggests the death toll still may rise.
There was no immediate official word on the cause of the blaze but initial reports by the Kurdish television news channel Rudaw suggested fireworks at the venue may have sparked the fire.
Civil defense officials quoted by the Iraqi News Agency described the wedding hall&rsquo;s exterior as being decorated with highly flammable cladding that were illegal in the country.
&ldquo;The fire led to the collapse of parts of the hall as a result of the use of highly flammable, low-cost building materials that collapse within minutes when the fire breaks out,&rdquo; civil defense said.

EAM S Jaishankar dismissed a question from a journalist in the US on Canada's allegations, saying he was not part of the Five Eyes.

'Not part of Five Eyes or FBI': Jaishankar dismissed question on Canada's allegations | Watch

EAM S Jaishankar dismissed a question from a journalist in the US on Canada's allegations, saying he was not part of the Five Eyes.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar responded to a question asked at the Council of Foreign Relations in the United States on Canada's allegations against India based on intelligence from the Five Eyes.&nbsp;
Jaishankar told the journalist he was not the right person to ask the question.
"I am not part of the Five Eyes. I am not certainly part of the FBI. So you are asking the wrong person," Jaishankar said.
The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance among five countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.&nbsp;
This comes amid the ongoing tensions between India and Canada over Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.

Canadian envoy spoke about dangers of foreign interference while addressing the United Nations General Assembly

'Worried about foreign interference': Canadian envoy at UN amid standoff with India

Canadian envoy spoke about dangers of foreign interference while addressing the United Nations General Assembly

Canada expressed concerns about foreign interference on its soil at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.&nbsp;
Canada's UN ambassador Bob Rae said that 'democracies are under threat due to foreign interference'. He added that the rules of state to state relations cannot be bent for political expediency.
'At the same time, we put great emphasis on the importance of equality. We also have to uphold the values of free and democratic societies. We cannot bend the rules of state to state relations for political expediency. Because we have seen and continue to see the extent to which democracies are under threat through various means of foreign interference,' Rae said.&nbsp;
His comments come amid a diplomatic standoff with India over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said there are 'credible allegations' that India may be involved in the killing of a Nijjar, who is a Canadian citizen, on Canadian soil.&nbsp;
Bob Rae spoke a few hours after India's foreign minister S Jaishankar addressed the UNGA. In his speech he said that respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be "exercises in cherry picking" as he asserted that the days when a few nations set the agenda and expected others to fall in line are over.

Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia’s most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward.

Italy mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies after cancer battle

Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia&rsquo;s most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward.

Matteo Messina Denaro, a most-wanted Italian mafia leader, has died after a cancer battle and being in a coma since Friday. The 61-year-old was caught by police this year after avoiding arrest for 31 years.
Denaro was involved in dozens of murders and was given six life sentences. Pierluigi Biondi, a mayor in Italy, said Denaro&rsquo;s death &ldquo;puts the end to a story of violence and blood.&rdquo;
His arrest came 30 years and a day after the January 15, 1993, capture of the Mafia&rsquo;s &ldquo;boss of bosses,&rsquo;&rsquo; Salvatore &ldquo;Toto&rdquo; Riina in a Palermo apartment, also after decades in hiding. Messina Denaro himself went into hiding later that year.
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While a fugitive, Messina Denaro was tried in absentia and convicted of dozens of murders, including helping to plan, along with other Cosa Nostra bosses, a pair of 1992 bombings that killed Italy&rsquo;s leading anti-Mafia prosecutors &mdash; Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
(With AP inputs)

Pictures of young girls have been manipulated with AI and distributed in a Spanish town.

Teen girls victims of AI-morphed naked image circulation case

Pictures of young girls have been manipulated with AI and distributed in a Spanish town.

Pictures of young girls have been manipulated with AI and distributed in a Spanish town, with several saying the photos were taken from their social media accounts.
Parents of the victims said the girls were originally fully clothed in the now AI-morphed photos, a BBC report said.
While police have launched a probe, at least 20 girls have come forward as targets of the AI-based case.
So far Spanish law enforcement officers have identified 11 local boys, who reportedly circulated the image using WhatsApp and Telegram. All suspects in the incident are aged between 12 and 14, BBC reported.
Police are also investigating an alleged extortion case tied to the AI-generated photos, the report added.
&ldquo;One day my daughter came out of school and she said 'Mum there are photos circulating of me topless,&rdquo; the mother of a 14-year-old victim said.&nbsp;
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Parents of at least 28 girls have formed a support group in the small Spanish town of Almendralejo.&nbsp;

Pertinently, the Canadian PM stoked up an international controversy by accusing India of getting Nijjar--a Canadian national killed in June this year. 

Security deployed outside Indian missions in Canadian cities after SFJ's protest call

Pertinently, the Canadian PM stoked up an international controversy by accusing India of getting Nijjar--a Canadian national killed in June this year.&nbsp;

Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada over Khalistani terrorist Nijjar's killing, security has been beefed up outside Indian missions in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, as per India Today.&nbsp;
The development comes after protest calls by the banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).
Presently, the missions are surrounded by local police and federal police personnel to monitor the situation.&nbsp;
Heavy barricading has also been done.&nbsp;
Pertinently, the Canadian PM stoked up an international controversy by accusing India of getting Nijjar--a Canadian national killed in June this year.&nbsp;
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The United States is pushing for the completion of Canada's investigation into the murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Have publicly, privately urged India to cooperate with Canada's Nijjar probe: US

The United States is pushing for the completion of Canada's investigation into the murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

The United States has said Canada's investigation into the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar must proceed and the perpetrators brought to justice.
Canada has alleged that Indian authorities were behind Nijjar's killing. New Delhi has strongly denied the allegations as baseless.
"We are deeply concerned by the allegations referenced by (Canadian) Prime Minister (Justin) Trudeau. We remain in close contact with our Canadian partners," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference.
"We believe it's critical that Canada's investigation proceeds and that the perpetrators be brought to justice. And we have publicly &ndash; and privately &ndash; urged the Indian government to cooperate in the Canadian investigation," Miller said in response to a question.&nbsp;

Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India, asking them to remain vigilant and exercise caution.

'Remain vigilant': Canada updates travel advisory for India amid tensions

Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India, asking them to remain vigilant and exercise caution.

Amid tensions over Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder, Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India.
Noting that there are calls for protests and some negative sentiment towards Canada on social media, the Ottawa administration asked its citizens to remain vigilant and exercise caution.
The move comes after New Delhi issued a similar advisory for Indian nationals staying in Canada.
The Indian government has also suspended visa services for Canadians.
The row started after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau alleged the possible involvement of Indian agencies in the killing of Nijjar.

Amid tensions between India and Canada, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has a way of making outrageous allegations without any supporting proof.

Justin Trudeau makes outrageous allegations sans proof: Sri Lanka minister on India-Canada tensions

Amid tensions between India and Canada, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has a way of making outrageous allegations without any supporting proof.

Sri Lanka&rsquo;s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has a habit of making outrageous allegations without any supporting proof.
&nbsp;"Some of the terrorists have found safe haven in Canada. The Canadian PM has this way of just coming out with some outrageous allegations without any supporting proof," said Sabry.
"The same thing they did for Sri Lanka, a terrible, total lie about saying that Sri Lanka had a genocide. Everybody knows there was no genocide in our country," he added.
Sabry further said, " I saw yesterday he had gone and given a rousing welcome to somebody who have associated with the Nazis in the past during the Second World War. So this is questionable and we have dealt with it in the past. I am not surprised that sometimes PM Trudeau comes out with outrageous and substantiated allegations."

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296 killed as powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco

Moroccan media reported it was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country to date. The epicenter of Friday&rsquo;s tremor was high in the Atlas Mountains roughly 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) south of Marrakech city

At least 296 people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit Morocco on Friday night, an official said.
No official casualty figures have been released.
The quake struck 44 miles (71 kilometres) southwest of Marrakesh at a depth of 18.5 kilometres at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT), the US Geological Survey said.
Moroccan media reported it was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country to date.
The earthquake was also felt in neighbouring Algeria, where the Algerian Civil Defence said it had not caused any damage or casualties.
In 2004, at least 628 people were killed and 926 injured when a quake hit Al Hoceima in northeastern Morocco.

The largest Hindu temple in the US is set to open on October 8. The Akshardham Temple will be located in New Jersey, not far from New York's Times Square.

Akshardham, second largest Hindu temple outside India, to be inaugurated in US

Akshardham, the world's second largest Hindu temple will be inaugurated in the US on October 8.

Akshardham, the world's second-largest Hindu temple will be inaugurated in the US on October 8.

Akshardham, the world's second-largest Hindu temple, outside India, will be inaugurated in United States' New Jersey on October 8. Located just 60 miles from New York&rsquo;s Times Square, the temple took nearly 12 years to construct.
The temple, which is dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, spans over 183 acres. As per PTI, it has one main shrine, 12 sub-shrines, nine shikhars (spire-like structures), and nine pyramidal shikhars.
Nearly two million cubic feet of stone was used in the construction and was sourced from different sites around the world, including limestone from Bulgaria and Turkey; Marble from Greece, Turkey and Italy; Granite from India and China; Sandstone from India and other decorative stones from Europe, Asia, Latin America.
The Brahma Kund, a traditional Indian stepwell, contains water from over 300 bodies of water from around the world, including the holy rivers of India and all 50 states of the US, news agency PTI reported.
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Sustainable practices of the temple&rsquo;s management include a solar panel farm, a fly ash concrete mix, and the planting of over two million trees worldwide in the past few decades.
(With PTI inputs)

The samples collected from asteroid Bennu may help NASA to uncover secrets behind the origin of the universe.

Why asteroid Bennu is dangerous and blessing in disguise

The samples collected from asteroid Bennu may help NASA uncover secrets behind the origin of the universe.

<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/mission-accomplished-nasa-spacecraft-touches-asteroid-surface-1603263517020">Asteroid Bennu&rsquo;s sample</a> collected by NASA could have twofold benefits to humankind. Not only will this help answer questions about our solar system&rsquo;s origin, a possible strategy can also be developed to avert Bennu&rsquo;s possible collision with Earth.
While the chances of a collision are just 0.05% by the year 2300, NASA hopes to learn about the &ldquo;potentially hazardous&rdquo; asteroid&rsquo;s composition through the 250-gram sample.
Asteroid Bennu is considered to be an interstellar threat to Earth, with a possible collision on September 24, 2182. However, the chances remain extremely low.&nbsp;
The asteroid samples, which were retrieved after a 6.2 billion kilometre journey, will &ldquo;help us better understand the types of asteroids that could threaten Earth,&rdquo; NASA chief Bill Nelson said.
As per Hindustan Times the sample, which was delivered by NASA&rsquo;s OSIRIS- REx, is expected to be carbon-rich and have a crumbly texture.
The pristine samples are believed to be the leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system and will help scientists better understand how Earth and life formed.
Also Watch:<a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/video-space-capsule-carrying-nasa-s-first-asteroid-samples-returns-to-earth-1695572230913"> Video: Space capsule carrying NASA&rsquo;s first asteroid samples returns to Earth</a>
Osiris-Rex rocketed away on the $1 billion mission in 2016. It reached Bennu two years later and, using a long stick vacuum, grabbed dust and pebbles from the small roundish space rock in 2020.
(With AP inputs)

British wildlife expert Adam Britton admitted to torturing, sexually abusing and killing dozens of dogs in a span of 18 months.

How wildlife expert Adam Britton orchestrated cruel dog abuse

British wildlife expert Adam Britton admitted to torturing, sexually abusing and killing dozens of dogs in a span of 18 months.

British wildlife expert <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/british-wildlife-expert-adam-britton-admits-to-raping-killing-dozens-of-dogs-1695793229913">Adam Britton</a> admitted to torturing, sexually abusing and killing dozens of dogs, revealing his modus operandi for the heinous crime.
The crocodile expert found dogs on Gumtree Australia, an online marketplace where unsuspecting owners found shelters for their dogs.
He then brought the pets to a shipping container at his property, which he reportedly called the &ldquo;torture room.&rdquo; When asked for updates on the dogs, he fed the owners with old photos.
While the graphic videos of the crime were played in court after a warning, officials informed that Britton abused 42 dogs in a span of 18 months. Out of these, at least 39 dogs died.
Britton also recorded his cruel acts and posted the footage online. His &ldquo;torture room&rdquo; was equipped with a recording camera, as per BBC.
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Britton, a popular who has previously worked with BBC and National Geographic, awaits sentencing from an Australian court. He admitted to 60 charges relating to bestiality and child abuse material.

British crocodile expert Adam Britto admitted to raping and killing dozens of dogs.

British wildlife expert Adam Britton admits to raping, killing dozens of dogs

British crocodile expert Adam Britto admitted to raping and killing dozens of dogs.

Renowned British crocodile expert Adam Britton, who worked for BBC and National Geographic, has pleaded guilty to abusing, raping and killing more than 40 pet dogs.
The 51-year-old admitted to 60 criminal charges including animal cruelty and possessing and sharing child abuse material before a court in Australia.
The court was informed that Britton had a shipping container on his property in Darwin which he called his &ldquo;torture room&rdquo;.
Britton, who is originally from West Yorkshire, was arrested in April last year.
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The zoologist wrote books, worked on films, made nature documentaries with the BBC and National Geographic, and kept a pet 16-foot-long saltwater crocodile weighing half a tonne, which he named Smaug.

S Jaishankar has said that India has asked Canada to share specfic information about the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

'Not India's policy': Jaishankar on charges of involvement in Hardeep Singh Nijjar' killing

S Jaishankar has said that India has asked Canada to share specfic information about the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

In the wake of Canada&rsquo;s allegations about India&rsquo;s &ldquo;potential&rdquo; involvement in the killing of a Khalistani separatist on its soil, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that New Delhi conveyed to Ottawa that it is not the government of India&rsquo;s policy and it is open to looking at &ldquo;specific&rdquo; and &ldquo;relevant&rdquo; information in the case.
&ldquo;Yes, I do have a comment. I&rsquo;ll share with you very frankly what we told the Canadians,&rdquo; Jaishankar said during a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) here Tuesday when asked if he had any comment on the allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that &ldquo;agents&rdquo; of the government of India are linked to the killing of a Canadian Sikh.
"One, we told the Canadians that this is not the government of India&rsquo;s policy. Two, we told the Canadians saying that look, if you have something specific, if you have something relevant, let us know. We are open to looking at it,&rdquo; he said during a conversation with former US Ambassador to India and CFR Distinguished Fellow Kenneth Juster, in his first public comments on the issue.
Jaishankar asserted that one has to understand the context also because the &ldquo;picture is not complete&rdquo; without the context of it.
&ldquo;You also have to appreciate that in the last few years, Canada actually has seen a lot of organised crime relating to the secessionist forces, organised crime, violence, extremism. They're all very, very deeply mixed up,&rdquo; he said.
The minister said India has been talking about &ldquo;specifics and information&rdquo;.
&ldquo;We have actually been badgering the Canadians, we have given them a lot of information about organised crime leadership, which operates out of Canada. There are a large number of extradition requests. There are terrorist leaders who have been identified,&rdquo; he said, adding that one has to understand that there is an &ldquo;environment out there&rdquo;.
&ldquo;That is important in a way to factor in if you have to understand what is going on out there. And our concern is that it's really been very permissive because of political reasons. So we have a situation where actually our diplomats are threatened, our consulates have been attacked and often comments are made about &lsquo;there's interference in our politics&rsquo;. And, a lot of this is often justified as saying, well, that's how democracies work,&rdquo; Jaishankar said When asked by Juster whether the government of India will cooperate with Canada if there are specific pieces of evidence provided to it, Jaishankar said, &ldquo;If somebody gives me something specific, it doesn't have to be restricted to Canada, but if there is any incident which is an issue and somebody gives me something specific, as a government I would look at it. Of course, I would look into it.&rdquo; Trudeau said in the Canadian Parliament that &ldquo;Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing&rdquo; of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil on June 18 in British Columbia, a charge angrily rejected by New Delhi as "absurd" and "motivated".
Jaishankar was asked about reports that intelligence about the killing was shared amongst the Five Eyes, the intelligence-sharing alliance of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States and that the FBI is telling Sikh leaders in the US that there are credible threats to them.
&ldquo;I'm not part of the Five Eyes. I'm certainly not part of the FBI. You are asking the wrong person,&rdquo; Jaishankar said.
He was then asked about Canadians providing documents to India that purported to show evidence that Indian officials in Canada were aware of the attack on Nijjar.
&ldquo;Are you saying the Canadians gave us documents,&rdquo; Jaishankar asked.
&ldquo;I have said that if somebody gives us specific or relevant information, we are prepared to look at it,&rdquo; he added.
When asked again if he had not received those intercepted communications from Canada, Jaishankar replied, &ldquo;If I had, would I not be looking at it?&rdquo;

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