Indo Canadian Relations from 1950 till Present Day
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Running head: INDO CANADIAN RELATIONS FROM 1950 TILL PRESENT DAY
Indo Canadian Relations from 1950 till Present Day
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Indo Canadian Relations from 1950 till Present Day
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1INDO CANADIAN RELATIONS FROM 1950 TILL THE PRESENT DAY
The term Indo-Canadian Relationship refers to the relationship between India and
Canada that have continued between the two countries for a long time. The relationship is
based on the common ground that both these countries were once colonies under the rule of
the British and also being the full time members of the Commonwealth of Wealth, which is
supported by the fact that Canada has a large number of Indians residing in the country itself.
Apart from that, the other terms of relationships between the countries are based on the facts
of “democracy between the two countries”, “communication between the people of both the
countries” as well as “pluralism” between both the countries.
The purpose of this essay is to determine the Indo - Canadian relation from the
history till the present day between the two countries and to make a fact video on the
same.
The inception of the Indo-Canadian relations can be traced back to the 19th century
when the First Indo-Canadians settled in Canada, who were mainly the veterans of the British
Army from the state of Punjab. As stated by Heulliard (2018), while they returned back
home, they either found that their pensions for their duties were very low or that their homes
were being used by the money-lenders for their own dirty activities. As a result, these Indians
decided that they would return to the countries that they visited while being a part of the
British Army and would try their luck in those countries themselves. As a result, these people
returned to Canada and hence the first Indo Canadians started living in the country. Most of
these people were Sikhs who inspired other people from India to move into Canada as well.
However, they faced severe racism from the Canadians themselves which included the
refusal for the rights of Indians to vote in Canada and other problems. More problems were
caused for the Indians in Canada when the ship named Komagata Maru were denied entry
into Canada, which ultimately caused the deaths of many of them once they returned to India
but refused to go back to their own state of Punjab.
The term Indo-Canadian Relationship refers to the relationship between India and
Canada that have continued between the two countries for a long time. The relationship is
based on the common ground that both these countries were once colonies under the rule of
the British and also being the full time members of the Commonwealth of Wealth, which is
supported by the fact that Canada has a large number of Indians residing in the country itself.
Apart from that, the other terms of relationships between the countries are based on the facts
of “democracy between the two countries”, “communication between the people of both the
countries” as well as “pluralism” between both the countries.
The purpose of this essay is to determine the Indo - Canadian relation from the
history till the present day between the two countries and to make a fact video on the
same.
The inception of the Indo-Canadian relations can be traced back to the 19th century
when the First Indo-Canadians settled in Canada, who were mainly the veterans of the British
Army from the state of Punjab. As stated by Heulliard (2018), while they returned back
home, they either found that their pensions for their duties were very low or that their homes
were being used by the money-lenders for their own dirty activities. As a result, these Indians
decided that they would return to the countries that they visited while being a part of the
British Army and would try their luck in those countries themselves. As a result, these people
returned to Canada and hence the first Indo Canadians started living in the country. Most of
these people were Sikhs who inspired other people from India to move into Canada as well.
However, they faced severe racism from the Canadians themselves which included the
refusal for the rights of Indians to vote in Canada and other problems. More problems were
caused for the Indians in Canada when the ship named Komagata Maru were denied entry
into Canada, which ultimately caused the deaths of many of them once they returned to India
but refused to go back to their own state of Punjab.
2INDO CANADIAN RELATIONS FROM 1950 TILL THE PRESENT DAY
The Indo Canadian Relationships started to become more confirmed during the
periods of 1950’s and 60’s because of the acquaintance of then Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru and two Canadian politicians by the names of Louis St. Laurent and Lester
B. Pearson. The two countries started discussions on the issues of Suez Crisis as well as the
Korean War in both United Nations as well as the Commonwealth. Canada also started aiding
India in various projects including the Kundah hydroelectric power house and the Colombo
Plan (Grady, 2016).
As stated by Heulliard (2018), however, relations between the two countries were
affected after India’s Smiling Buddha nuclear Test in 1974 as Canada cancelled relations
with India on the grounds that the source for the nuclear testy was obtained from CIRCUS
nuclear research sector. Even though India re-planned its nuclear test strategies, Canada’s
refusal to engage in nuclear co-operation with India remained until the country signed a
treaty, thereby severely destroying the relationship that had developed between both the
countries themselves.
However, there was a chance for the Indians to improve their relationship with
Canada beginning in the year 1990 in the form of drawing the attention of the Canadian
government by undergoing a large economic liberalization in the country itself. In 1996, The
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien visited the country on a diplomatic basis while the
Indian minister Inder Kumar Gujral visited Canada in September of the same year. In the next
year, the Office of the Canadian High Commission was established in Chandigarh by the
Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy during his visit to the country (Heulliard, 2014). Since
then, many activities have taken place in co-operation between both the countries which
includes two Indian Prime Ministers addressing a joint session at the Canadian Parliament,
both the countries working together to counter the problems of terrorism by establishing the
Canada-India Working Group in 1997 as well as the visits to the country by many important
The Indo Canadian Relationships started to become more confirmed during the
periods of 1950’s and 60’s because of the acquaintance of then Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru and two Canadian politicians by the names of Louis St. Laurent and Lester
B. Pearson. The two countries started discussions on the issues of Suez Crisis as well as the
Korean War in both United Nations as well as the Commonwealth. Canada also started aiding
India in various projects including the Kundah hydroelectric power house and the Colombo
Plan (Grady, 2016).
As stated by Heulliard (2018), however, relations between the two countries were
affected after India’s Smiling Buddha nuclear Test in 1974 as Canada cancelled relations
with India on the grounds that the source for the nuclear testy was obtained from CIRCUS
nuclear research sector. Even though India re-planned its nuclear test strategies, Canada’s
refusal to engage in nuclear co-operation with India remained until the country signed a
treaty, thereby severely destroying the relationship that had developed between both the
countries themselves.
However, there was a chance for the Indians to improve their relationship with
Canada beginning in the year 1990 in the form of drawing the attention of the Canadian
government by undergoing a large economic liberalization in the country itself. In 1996, The
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien visited the country on a diplomatic basis while the
Indian minister Inder Kumar Gujral visited Canada in September of the same year. In the next
year, the Office of the Canadian High Commission was established in Chandigarh by the
Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy during his visit to the country (Heulliard, 2014). Since
then, many activities have taken place in co-operation between both the countries which
includes two Indian Prime Ministers addressing a joint session at the Canadian Parliament,
both the countries working together to counter the problems of terrorism by establishing the
Canada-India Working Group in 1997 as well as the visits to the country by many important
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