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To win over Asia, Canada needs more than nice speeches

Ottawa is stepping up its courtship of the region. The campaign was readily apparent in Singapore last week with a conference devoted to stronger ties with Southeast Asia.

Alberta’s separatist movement is back. Why Canada is worried over its US outreach

Representatives of Alberta Prosperity Project that advocates for independence have reportedly met with Trump administration officials, sparking alarm in Ottawa.

Rules-based world order is fading—Canada PM Carney’s full speech in Davos amid Trump’s Greenland push

'There is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along, to accommodate, to avoid trouble, to hope that compliance will buy safety. Well, it won’t’, the Canadian PM said.

$20 mn gold heist: Canada submits extradition request for Mohali man, another held at Pearson Airport

Simran Preet Panesar, a former Air Canada manager, is said to be based in Punjab’s Mohali. Arsalan Chaudhary, the other suspect, was arrested in Toronto when he landed from Dubai.

Fleeing Canada crackdown, how Kapil Sharma café shooting ‘plotter’ landed in Delhi Police net

Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon, allegedly India-Canada handler of Goldy Dhillon gang, came to India in August following crackdown by Surrey Police in which many of his aides were arrested.

Why a drop in air pollution is warming northern oceans

Cleaner air benefits human health, but it also reveals the full force of greenhouse-gas warming, which has historically been 'masked' by the cooling effect of particulate pollution.

Kanishka attack ‘terrible moment in Canadian history’, violent extremism still a concern—Canada spy chief

Dan Rogers also spoke of 'transnational repression', which Canada has accused India of being involved in, including Hardeep Nijjar's killing. He didn’t name Nijjar though.

Red carpet for US H1-Bs, others get in line—Canada’s big immigration pivot, courtesy Carney

The Carney govt’s new budget earmarks $1.7 bn to attract top H-1B professionals from US while slashing student & temporary worker visas—marking a sharp shift from Trudeau’s open-door policy.

While US imposes H-1B visa fees, Canada PM plots ‘talent attraction’ plan

PM Mark Carney has previously said he wants to attract employees from the technology sector who might have otherwise gone to the US if not for President Donald Trump’s new visa charges.

Sikh separatists in Canada ‘solicit donations, abuse non-profits’ to raise funds—Canadian govt report

2025 Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks says ‘Khalistani violent extremist groups’ have been observed to receive financial support originating from Canada.

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.