EAM Jaishankar Pays Tribute To Kanishka Bombing Victims, Reaffirms India's Commitment To Combat Terrorism

EAM Jaishankar Pays Tribute To Kanishka Bombing Victims, Reaffirms India's Commitment To Combat Terrorism centers on India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar commemorating the 1985 Air India “Kanishka” bombing during a two-day visit to Mongolia. On the 41st anniversary, he posted on X that India honours the victims and reaffirmed its commitment to combating terrorism in all forms. The article recalls that Air India Flight 182, traveling from Montreal to Mumbai via London and Delhi, was destroyed mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean after a bomb exploded in its cargo hold on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 onboard, including 22 crew members. At a ceremony in New Delhi held at Canada House, Canada’s High Commissioner Chris Cotter and Ireland’s Deputy Ambassador Raymond Mullen also paid tribute, with officials laying wreaths and observing a moment of silence. Cotter called it a “painful chapter” while both diplomats stressed remembrance and solidarity.