Explainer: How India’s global ties alienated Canada in Khalistan dispute…

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Canadian Professor Stephanie Carwin says, “India is important for the West to compete with China, not Canada…” (File photo of Justin Trudeau)

New Delhi:

Recently, Canada claimed that it had received information that agents of the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of a pro-Khalistan Sikh leader, and usually such allegations lead allies to attack the accused country, but this time again this was not the case, and Canada Remained separate. This time Canada has been left behind diplomatically as the US and other countries are looking at India as a counter to China.

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news agency According to a news from ReutersStephanie Carwin, a professor of international relations at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, says, “India is important for the West to compete with China, not Canada…”

In a phone interview with the news agency, Professor Stephanie Carwin said, “In fact, because of this, Canada has fallen behind all other Western countries…”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, with a population of just 40 million, said on Monday that Canada was investigating ‘credible allegations’ of the possible involvement of Indian agents in the June killing of its citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

At the same time, Canada was also discussing the issue with important partners such as the Five Eyes Intelligence Sharing Alliance. In addition to Canada, the Five Eyes Intelligence Sharing Alliance includes the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

But the results so far have not been fruitful for Canada. Britain has refused to publicly criticize India and has said that bilateral trade talks will continue. Foreign Minister James Cleverley also did not name India in his statement on the issue.

Kshitij Bajpai, an India expert at the London-based Chatham House think tank, says Britain is going through a difficult time because it is torn between support for Canada and opposition to India. Britain actually wants India as a trading partner and ally to help it compete with China.

Bajpayee said, “In the absence of any concrete evidence of Indian involvement, I think the UK’s response is likely to be muted…” He also said that if a free trade agreement is reached, it would be a big boost for India and both for Britain. would be a ‘major political victory’.

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