Post 2014, When Indian security agencies approached their Canadian counterparts with information about Khalistanis taking shelter in their country, Ottawa said that they could not receive intelligence from India as there was no institutionalized mechanism and that intelligence was not evidence.

In line with FBI-RCMP protocol, the Indian NIA signed an MoU with RCMP in 2020 but nothing changed as the Justin Trudeau government continued to provide safe haven to Khalistanis for vote bank politics.

Recent revelations by Indian intelligence have brought to light concerns over the presence of a Khalistan terror network operating in Canada.

The dossier, provided by Indian authorities, identifies several Canadian nationals purportedly linked to the proscribed International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) and the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF).

According to Indian intelligence, Gurjit Singh Cheema, a 50-year-old Canadian national originally from Punjab, is an ISYF/KLF member actively associated with the 'Singh Khalsa Sewa Club' in Toronto. Cheema currently resides in Brampton, Ontario, and works as a truck driver.

Cheema's visit to India in 2017 is said to have been for the purpose of operationalizing a module. Upon his arrival in India, he is alleged to have motivated and radicalized Gurpreet Singh Brar and Sukhmanpreet Singh. The dossier also reveals that Cheema lured Sarabjit Singh to join the module, as reported by HindustanTimes.

Cheema is also accused of procuring locally-made pistols and funds for module members in Punjab, which were purportedly used for carrying out terrorist activities. In May 2017, with the assistance of Pakistan-based Lakhvir Singh Rode and the late Harmeet Singh, alias PhD, a KLF operative, Cheema is alleged to have sourced a weapon consignment from across the border for ISYF module members.

And not just Cheema, there many like him. A 28-year-old Canadian national named Gurjinder Singh Pannu, is another individual mentioned in the intelligence dossier. Pannu currently resides in East Hamilton, Ontario, and is an ISYF/KLF activist actively associated with the 'Singh Khalsa Sewa Club' in Toronto.

According to the dossier, Pannu is alleged to have provided funds to ISYF module members in India in March 2017 for purchasing locally-made weapons and operationalizing their activities.