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17 Indian-Canadians including 3 ministers triumph in Canada’s snap elections

All 3 Indian-Canadian ministers — Harjit Sajjan, Anita Anand and Bardish Chagger — in the dissolved Cabinet emerged victorious along with Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh.

How are Sikhs so powerful in Canada? It’s not about their numbers

The community’s clout can be gauged from the fact that Canada’s House of Commons has 18 Sikh MPs. The Lok Sabha has 13.

Move over Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh is Canada’s new millennial political icon

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party didn’t win a majority in Canada, while Jagmeet Singh is being dubbed the ‘kingmaker’, despite his NDP winning just 24 seats.

With Sikhs, minorities and 37% women in fray, Canada’s election is a diverse free-for-all

In an interview, political scientist Amanda Bittner explains why this is an historic election for Canada and how the multiparty system affects outcomes.

Can Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recover from the recent blackface, brownface controversy

The question in everyone’s mind is whether Justin Trudeau can survive the recent crisis, which hits at the heart of his carefully-curated liberal-pluralist image.

In tough poll race, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party to face off against Tories

Trudeau's government has been riddled by a series of diplomatic disasters and a major corruption scandal, resulting in a drastic plummeting of the PM's approval ratings.

Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh elected into the Canadian Parliament

He is the first non-white leader of a major opposition party and was elected in federal by-elections held on 25 February.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

‘Cassette culture’ discusses the boom of Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar saw the pinnacle of success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.