Anirudh Bhattacharya is a Toronto-based commentator on North American issues, and an author. He has also worked as a journalist in New Delhi and New York spanning print, television and digital media. He tweets as @anirudhb.
Articles by Anirudh Bhattacharyya
Two arrested for online death threats against Trudeau
The arrests were announced in a release on Monday from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, Northwest Region
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 03:44 PM IST
Canada’s Alberta Temple vandalised with Hinduphobic graffiti
The temple management thereafter informed the Edmonton Police Service about the graffiti targeting Prime Minister Modi and Indo-Canadian MP Chandra Arya
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 02:43 PM IST
India expresses displeasure to Canada over Khalistan referendum
The Sikhs for Justice is planning to hold the Khalistan referendum on July 28 in Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta
Published on Jul 18, 2024 01:23 PM IST
Study permits don’t guarantee permanent resident status in the country, warns Canada govt
The government is also proposing to look at labour needs when it comes to offering that pathway to remaining in Canada
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 11:21 AM IST
Canada’s FM Freeland confident in role amid calls for her removal
Economic woes have caused the unpopularity of Justin Trudeau’s government to crater since last year, a trend that has no sign of easing
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 04:31 PM IST
Diljit Dosanjh thrills 40,000 fans in Toronto, PM Trudeau attends
The Dil-Luminati tour started on April 27 in Vancouver and concluded at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Saturday evening. Trudeau briefly joined Dosanjh on stage and later posted on X that had stopped by to wish Dosanjh “good luck before his show”
Published on Jul 15, 2024 04:59 PM IST
Trump attack a reminder to denounce Khalistan supporters: Indo-Canadian MP
On June 9, a parade in Brampton, part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), included a float depicting an effigy of Indira Gandhi being shot by her bodyguards
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 05:12 PM IST
Man arrested for allegedly groping dozen, including minors, at water park in Canada
Last Sunday, a 25-year-old was arrested and subsequently released in connection with accusations of groping a dozen people, including minors, at a water park in Canada’s Moncton, New Brunswick
Published on Jul 13, 2024 04:38 PM IST
Canada: Sikhs for Justice plans to hold Khalistan referendum on July 28
SFJ’s general-counsel Gurpatwant Pannun said that the referendum “is expected to be thronged by pro-Khalistan Sikhs in thousands”
Published on Jul 12, 2024 02:27 PM IST
Unemployment rising in Canada as new immigrants worse-off in finding jobs
Economic pain continues to grow in Canada, with cost of living and housing affordability, along with healthcare, being the three most significant issues for them
Published on Jul 12, 2024 12:58 PM IST
Despite curbs, Canada sees 13% jump in international study visas
Even as the Canadian government has said it aims to curb the number of temporary residents entering the country, the number of international students receiving study permits in the first four months of this year has risen
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 08:34 AM IST
Canada: Rise in the number of foreign students receiving study permits despite curbs
As a shelter affordability crisis has negatively impacted popularity of the Government of PM Justin Trudeau, measures were announced to reduce the intake of temporary residents like international students
Published on Jul 11, 2024 02:45 PM IST
CA$ 30m gold heist: Stolen bars may be in India, say police
The gold, in 6600 bars, was stolen from an Air Canada cargo terminal in Toronto’s Pearson Airport on April 17 last year. But it may not be recovered, as a Peel Police Service Board heard during a June 21 meeting, details of which appeared in Canadian media on Saturday
Published on Jul 07, 2024 05:12 PM IST
India expresses displeasure to Canada over interference allegations
That sentiment has been conveyed by Indian diplomats in Canada to senior officials including National Security and Intelligence Advisor or NSIA Nathalie G. Drouin, a person familiar with the action said
Updated on Jul 07, 2024 05:02 PM IST
Pro-Khalistan protesters stage demonstration against Indian diplomat in Canada
Several protests have targeted India’s senior-most officials and missions in Canada since the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year in Surrey, British Columbia
Published on Jul 05, 2024 02:37 PM IST
Housing crisis in Canada forcing residents to move out of pricier cities: Poll
In effect, nearly 12% of Canadians are mulling leaving the country, with approximately 7.5% looking at a destination beyond America
Published on Jul 04, 2024 01:00 PM IST
Trudeau’s Liberal Party and NDP face falling voter confidence: Poll
Notably, a greater percentage of respondents reported a ‘worsened’ impression of the NDP and Singh, with 32 per cent feeling this way compared to 20 per cent who viewed them more favourably
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 12:39 PM IST
Family members of Air India flight bombing victims disturbed by glorification of terror attack ‘mastermind’
The bombing of the Kanishka occurred on June 23, 1985 and claimed 329 lives and remains the worst-ever incident of terror in Canadian history
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 03:17 PM IST
India cites 1985 Kanishka flight bombing to remind Canada of Khalistani threat
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said the 39th anniversary of the 1985 Kanishka flight bombing was a reminder why terrorism should never be tolerated
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 08:35 PM IST
Air India flight bombing anniversary: ‘No govt should overlook threat of terrorism emanating from its territory for political gains’
The anniversary of the bombing of the aircraft, the Kanishka, which claimed 329 lives on June 23, 1985, was also marked with barricades and police presence at the memorial sites in Canada
Published on Jun 24, 2024 10:46 AM IST
Canada says investigation into bombing of Air India flight 182 is ‘active and ongoing’
The terror attack on June 23, 1985 claimed 329 lives, with two baggage handlers at Narita Airport in Japan also being killed by another bomb that was meant to target another aircraft
Published on Jun 22, 2024 11:40 AM IST
Kanishka bombing: Victims’ families anguished over pro-Khalistan activities in Canada
The Sikhs for Justice has once again raised the discredited conspiracy theory that India was behind the bombing.
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 07:10 AM IST
2 pro-Khalistan supporters on Canada’s no-fly list lose appeal
A Canadian court has rejected an appeal by two alleged Khalistan supporters to be taken off a no-fly list they were placed on in 2018
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Canadian court rejects appeal by two Khalistan supporters to be taken off no-fly list
The court found that the government had “reasonable grounds to suspect that the appellants would travel by air to commit a terrorism offence”
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 09:09 PM IST
Family members of Air India flight bombing victims express anguish over Khalistan movement regaining ground in Canada
The 39th anniversary of the worst ever incident of terror in Canadian history is on June 23. In 1985, the terrorist bombing of the aircraft resulted in the loss of 329 lives, including those of 86 children
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 01:14 PM IST
Canada House marks the first anniversary of Nijjar’s killing
Pro-Khalistan elements also marked the day, as many gathered in front of India’s consulate in Vancouver to protest the killing of Nijjar a year ago.
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 04:59 AM IST
Public perception of India in Canada deteriorated in past year: Survey
Another country accused of foreign interference also suffers in public perception, with 79% having a negative view of China.
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 04:52 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Public perception in Canada of India has deteriorated in the past year, finds survey
Public opinion has turned against India in the wake of the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar and allegations of foreign interference
Published on Jun 18, 2024 02:21 PM IST
Return of Modi govt is an opportunity to engage with India on ‘big’ issues: Canada PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi met during the recently concluded G7 leaders’ summit in Italy, where India was invited as an outreach partner
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 02:22 PM IST
Indian missions in Canada brace for protests on anniversary of Nijjar’s killing
The secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has announced plans to hold a ‘Citizens Court of Canada’ in front of the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on that day
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 05:14 PM IST
