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
Indian student killed in Canada after being hit by stray bullet during shooting
According to local police, Harsimrat Randhawa was an innocent victim, fatally struck by a stray bullet during a shooting incident involving two vehicles
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 01:52 PM IST
Canada election debate: Carney says China is the ‘biggest security threat’ facing his country
Analysts and pollsters have pointed out that fear of Trump has buoyed the ruling Liberal party and put its support at over 40% and in territory to gain a potential majority in the House of Commons
Published on Apr 18, 2025 10:05 AM IST
Political grouping asks voters to reject parties that undermine Canada’s ties with China, India
The Chinese-origin organisation’s meet came at a time when the issue of foreign interference has become a major factor in Canada. Canada will vote on April 28
Published on Apr 17, 2025 02:47 PM IST
Canada polls debate: Carney, Poilievre say immigration curbs will continue in future
Canadian PM and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre took part in the debate in the shadow of US President Donald Trump and his threats, including those of tariffs, against Canada
Published on Apr 17, 2025 10:55 AM IST
Canada polls: Incumbent Carney, challenger Poilievre to face off in official debates
The French-language debate will be held on Wednesday evening. The English-language version will follow the day after, just a day before early voting begins in the country for the April 28 election
Published on Apr 16, 2025 10:37 AM IST
Corporate leaders endorse opposition Conservative Party ahead of Canada parliamentary polls
A letter issued by the corporate leaders said that this is the time to arrest Canada’s economic decline and that’s why they are backing the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre
Published on Apr 14, 2025 11:25 AM IST
Indo-Canadian gets 20-mth house arrest for misuse of immigrant workers at construction site
Gurwinder Singh Ahluwalia, a resident of Winnipeg, pled guilty to one count of unauthorised employment of foreign nationals and was sentenced to 20-month house arrest and fined $36,045
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 12:26 PM IST
Canada province lawmaker apologises after calling NDP leader a ‘terrorist’
Racquel Hilbert, an MLA with the ruling party in the province of Saskatchewan had called New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh as a “terrorist” on March 25
Published on Apr 10, 2025 02:38 PM IST
Canada: Daughter of first Hindu MP runs for office with a rival party
The late Deepak Obhrai became an MP in 1997, representing a riding in the city of Calgary in Alberta
Updated on Apr 09, 2025 11:15 PM IST
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Canada parl polls: NDP’s Jagmeet Singh faces stiffest challenge of his political career
The NDP is running short on funds and popular backing, with Singh having to use a bus for campaigning as other leaders fly around the country
Updated on Apr 09, 2025 12:49 PM IST
China-linked info ops target PM Mark Carney ahead of Canada’s federal polls
Canadian media and analysts described the posts on the Chinese social media platform WeChat as largely favourable towards the PM
Published on Apr 08, 2025 03:18 PM IST
Canada polls: Mark Carney visits temple in Toronto to mark Ram Navami
With between 500,000 and 600,000 Hindu-Canadians eligible to vote in the election on April 28, they could prove a significant bloc in areas like the GTA or Metro Vancouver and even cities like Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 11:47 AM IST
27-year-old Indian killed in alleged hate crime near Canada's Ottawa
Dharmesh Kathireeya, who hailed from Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, came to Canada as an international student in 2019 and was on a work permit.
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 01:56 PM IST
Carney slams Trump tariffs, hits back with auto levies
The reciprocal tariffs announced on Wednesday by Trump excluded Canada but tariffs on automobiles made in Canada went into force on Thursday
Published on Apr 04, 2025 02:43 PM IST
Canada: Hindu temple vandalised in GTA, police hunt two suspects
Police in Ontario seek two young white males for vandalizing a Hindu temple, with the incident viewed as a hate crime amid rising extremism.
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 02:35 PM IST
Canada polls: Over 75 candidates of Indian origin vying to enter House of Commons
The ruling party has two Indo-Canadian Cabinet Ministers seeking re-election – Anita Anand from Oakville East and Kamal Khera from Brampton West, both in the Greater Toronto Area
Published on Apr 03, 2025 11:51 AM IST
Canada’s opposition party drops two candidates over controversial comments
The nominations of Don Patel, a candidate from the Etobicoke North riding in the Greater Toronto Area and Lourence Singh, a candidate from New West-Burnaby-Maillardville in British Columbia, were cancelled
Updated on Apr 03, 2025 11:23 AM IST
Canada MP, who threatened rival with China rendition, drops out of 2025 race
Liberal MP Paul Chiang, who faced backlash for threatening a rival, has withdrawn from the 2025 election amid calls for his removal and an RCMP investigation.
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 09:41 PM IST
Canadian PM Mark Carney likely to extend his tenure for a further four years: Polls
The Liberals are also gaining from the implosion of the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Indo-Canadian Jagmeet Singh. Voting is going to be held on April 28
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 10:41 AM IST
Liberal Party allows MP to run in Canada poll despite controversial comments
Paul Chiang supported rendition of opposition party’s Joe Tay to Hong Kong while speaking to a news outlet. Tay is a critic of suppression of rights in HK
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 10:56 AM IST
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Indo-Canadian minister pitches for strong India ties if the ruling Liberal party forms the next govt
Anita Anand, who is considered among Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney’s confidants, is currently the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Published on Mar 31, 2025 10:25 AM IST
Canada MP claims Liberal Party dropped him over anti-Khalistan claims
Indo-Canadian MP Chandra Arya's candidacy was revoked, linked to his anti-Khalistani stance and a meeting with Modi, raising foreign-interference concerns.
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 05:07 PM IST
India may have influenced Conservative Party of Canada leadership race: Report
In December, government-funded outlet CBC News reported Indian agents “attempted to derail” the candidacy of Patrick Brown for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership
Published on Mar 26, 2025 10:45 AM IST
India has intent, capability to interfere in Canada elections: Ottawa's claim
"We have also seen that the government of India has the intent and capability to interfere in Canadian democratic processes,” the task force said.
Updated on Mar 25, 2025 11:46 AM IST
Canada set for snap polls on April 28 as House of Commons dissolved
PM Mark Carney took to populism as he promised “big change” including a middle-class tax cut.
Updated on Mar 24, 2025 08:04 AM IST
Jewish org joins Indo-Canadian groups to dissociate Nazi symbol from Swastika
The development comes as a law enforcement agency and a municipality in Canada have also dropped allusions to the swastika as a hate symbol
Published on Mar 23, 2025 11:37 AM IST
Canada PM Mark Carney to debut in 2025 election, replaces Chandra Arya in Nepean
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will run for the Nepean seat in the House of Commons after the Liberal Party revoked Chandra Arya's candidacy.
Updated on Mar 23, 2025 10:04 AM IST
Canada: Liberal Party revokes Chandra Arya’s candidacy, details undisclosed
That was formally communicated to Arya, who has represented the riding (as a constituency is called in Canada) of Nepean in Ontario since 2015
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 03:04 PM IST
Canadian PM Carney to call snap elections, reports say
The Federal election is scheduled for October this year, but Carney will seek snap polls to take advantage of the momentum that the ruling Liberal Party has benefited from since he was selected as its leader on March 9
Published on Mar 21, 2025 02:51 PM IST
India, Canada resume talks to reset relations
Discussions between the two sides through diplomatic and security channels resumed around December,
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 07:01 AM IST