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.
New Democratic Party led by Indo-Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh had withdrawn its support for Trudeau govt in September, saying PM was too weak to fight for Canadians.
Mitsotakis, an ex-banker and scion of a powerful political family, has promised to boost revenue from the vital tourist industry, create jobs and increase wages to near the EU average.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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