By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) -Members of Canada's Sikh community who were warned by police that their lives were at risk and allege the Indian government is responsible for the threat are
Canada’s invitation to PM Modi is driven by economic and geopolitical necessities, not a resolution of bilateral tensions. The room for morality or “feelings” is limited.
PM Modi will attend G7 Summit on 16-17 June. It will also be first bilateral meeting between Indian and Canadian PMs since relations between two countries soured in September 2023.
April election results have given PM Mark Carney space to rebuild ties with India & influence of Sikh separatist groups has been curbed, for now. Modi to travel to Canada for G7.
With only one seaworthy submarine and less than half its maritime and land vehicles operational, Canada has made this major announcement ahead of the G7 and NATO summits.
The development follows a meeting between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on 6 May, where the US President praised Carney's political success.
In 1st ministerial-level talks since Carney became PM, the two leaders discussed ‘prospects of India-Canada ties’. India is likely to appoint a new high commissioner to Ottawa soon.
This comes after Trump's repeated statements saying he wants Canada to become the 51st state of the United States, a move the Canadian public saw as threatening their sovereignty.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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