It is clear that the relationship is in ventilator mode and will need serious thinking from the larger political class in Canada and save it from Trudeau’s unwarranted bravado.
MEA slams the Canadian PM after he admits Ottawa had only intelligence & no evidentiary proof on alleged involvement of Indian officials in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder.
His remarks before Foreign Interference Commission come even as Canadian intelligence reports claim Beijing clandestinely interfered in 2019 & 2021 Canadian elections, which Trudeau won.
Related reports discuss how the US can play mediator, Sikh extremists in the backdrop of a 'bomb' threat on an AI flight & gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's long hand, from Mumbai to Canada.
Canadians have kept Nijjar case on a high political & emotional plane. US meanwhile has pushed for accountability in the alleged attempt on Pannun's life, without emotional outrage.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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