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VOL 23 - ISSUE 26
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2024
India accuses Canada of double standards in not arresting people threatning Indian Officials India on Thursday asked Canada to take action against anti-India elements operating from its soil. The comments by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal came when asked about reports that Canada has charged two persons for threatening on social media to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but such actions are missing against those threatening Indian leaders and diplomats. “We have seen these reports. When a
democracy adopts different yardsticks to measure or implement the rule of law and freedom of expression, it only exposes its own double standard,” Jaiswal said. “We expect Canada to take action against anti-India elements who have repeatedly threatened Indian leaders, institutions, airlines and diplomats by violence,” he said. “We would like to see strong action, same level of action on threats against us,” he added.
US Senators sound alarm over Canada’s acceptance of Gaza refugees Canada’s acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza is setting off alarm bells south of the border. In a letter Wednesday to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed concern over the program, which he warned could lead to an increased risk of allowing individuals with ties to terror groups easy access to the United States. “On May 27, 2024, the Government of Canada announced its intent to increase the number of Gazans who will be allowed into their country under temporary special measures,” Rubio wrote in his letter, which was signed by five other Republican senators. Continued on Page 6...
South Asian Coach for Canadian Women Soccer Team sent home from Olympics over drone spying allegations Thursday’s opening-round women’s soccer game between Canada and New Zealand at 2024 Paris Olympics was supposed to feature North Delta siblings Amar and Jasmine Mander on opposite sides. Amar is a physical therapist for New Zealand. Jasmine is an assistant coach with Canada, but was sent home after a drone operated by Canadian team analyst Joseph Lombardi was caught flying over two separate New Zealand practices. The Canadian Olympic Committee admitted in a release Wednesday morning that a “non-accredited member,” had
been detained by French authorities following a complaint from the New Zealand team on Monday. In a later statement, they identified Lombardi as an “unaccredited analyst” with Canada Soccer, and listed him as reporting to Jasmine. Lombardi was sent home as well. Federations have limits on how many staff members receive accreditation and full access at the Olympic games. Amar told the Surrey Now-Leader’s Tom Zillich a month ago when the draw was announced and the opening duel between siblings was set up: “It was a crazy coincidence.”
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Kamala Harris has a major Canadian connection you may not know about
Current US Vice President Kamala Harris may become the country’s next president, and she has a Canadian connection you may not know about. Harris’ chance at the presidency comes after US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would not be running in the 2024 election. Continued on Page 10...
JD Vance’s Indian wife, Usha, faces racist online backlash
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The wife of Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, Usha Chilukuri Vance, and the couple’s children have become the targets of backlash for their Indian ancestry. Chilukuri Vance, the daughter of Indian immigrants who grew up in San Diego, as well as RNC speaker Harmeet Dhillon -- who is Sikh and Indian - are facing antiAsian hate from far-right figures online. Posts appear to have spiked this week following Vance’s nomination criticizing Vance for marrying someone who is nonwhite, expressing concerns about an influx of Indian immigrants as a result and the socalled Great Replacement conspiracy have garnered hundreds of thousands of views according to individual post engagement figures. Continued on Page 10...