The 1985 attack on the Air India flight was conceived here in Canada and took place under the watchful eye of the Conservative Mulroney government.
On 23 June 1985, an Air India flight travelling from Canada to India via London, exploded off the Irish coast, killing all 329 people on board. The cause was a bomb in a suitcase that was transferred to the flight even though the ticket holder had not boarded. The victims included 268 Canadian citizens, mostly of Indian origin, and 24 Indians. Only 131 bodies were retrieved from the sea.
While the flight was still in the air, another explosion at Tokyo’s Narita airport killed two Japanese baggage handlers. Investigators later said that this bomb was linked to the attack on Flight 182 and intended for another Air India flight to Bangkok but it exploded prematurely.
Of course you could say it was just a tragic mistake, but, it wasn’t. One has to wonder if the bombing took place off the coast of Ireland as symbolic ? Given the toxic history between England and Ireland? Keeping in mind the PM of Canada at the time was “when Irish eyes are smiling“, Brian Mulroney.
Anyway, curiosities aside.
Canadian police believed that one of the suspects, Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Vancouver-based founder of the Babbar Khalsa terrorist group had masterminded the attack, but charges against him were ultimately dropped. He was later killed by police in India. Two suspects who were put on trial, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, were alleged to be involved with a Sikh separatist movement fighting for an independent Khalistan, or the Sikh homeland, in India.
As mentioned in my previous post CSIS dropped the ball, completely, and in my opinion intentionally.
These actions were found to amount to “unacceptable negligence” in the preservation of evidence,
The inquiry, read cover up, was launched by PM Stephen Harper
On May 1, 2006, (the Conservative) Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the launch of an inquiry into the investigation of the Flight 182 bombing, by retired Supreme Court Justice John C. Major. The Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 submitted its final, 5-volume report.
The inquiry concluded that the bombing was “a Canadian Tragedy” and “the largest mass murder in Canadian history” with recommendations to make amends to victims’ families for the poor treatment they received in the tragedy’s aftermath.
Obviously it was a tragedy, and a Canadian one, and yes it was the largest mass murder in Canadian history. Token amends were made and the whole incident was swept away.
That relationship between Khalistani terrorist/separatists has continued to this day- And the PM Justin Trudeau (Liberal) is leading the 5 eyes campaign to target India.
Separatists admit to being in touch with persons in the Trudeau government
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the general counsel of the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and a designated terrorist in India, has admitted to communicating with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office over the past several years. Speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Pannun acknowledged that the SFJ had been in contact with Trudeau’s office
He’s making claims of Indian espionage, but, wouldn’t he have a political agenda to do that? Of course he would!
As mentioned in my previous report the separatist issue is a non issue in India- However the 5 eyes are the big player in targeting India
UK joins US and Australia in backing Canada over India assassination row
All Five-Eyes alliance members have come out in support of Canada urging India to cooperate
This is political pressure being applies to India by the 5 eyes nations.
“We are in contact with our Canadian partners about the serious developments outlined in the independent investigations in Canada. The UK has full confidence in Canada’s judicial system,” the British government said in a statement.
London was the last member of the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance to put its weight behind Canada. The alliance, whose primary goal is to enhance security of its member countries by sharing intelligence, is made up of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
The US State Department appeared critical of India’s stance on the allegations and said New Delhi has not taken the allegations seriously.
“We have made clear that the allegations are extremely serious and they need to be taken seriously, and we wanted to see the government of India cooperate with Canada in its investigation. Obviously, they have not chosen that path,” spokesperson Mathew Miller said in a regular briefing on Tuesday.
The relationship between India and Canada has hit rock bottom in recent years. Canada has accused Indian government proxies of targeting its Sikh citizens while India has repeatedly raised the issue of Ottawa giving space to the Khalistan movement that demands a separate homeland for Sikhs within India.
“The concerns have exacerbated where some 2 per cent of the population is Sikh“
As explained in my previous post the separatist issue in India is dead in the water- India has become more prosperous and there’s just no political support for this movement. But as a destabilization tactic, from outsiders, using a proxy, this is the same divide to conquer strategy that the British Empire was so well known for- Perfidious Albion– Adapted by the 5 eyes nations, born out of and rebranded after the collapse of the British Empire
England or Britain considered as treacherous in international affairs, in a rendering of the French phrase la perfide Albion, said to have been first used by the Marquis de Ximenès (1726–1817).