‘Extremists given license’: MEA on worsened India-Canada ties

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1. SS: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India hopes to improve the bilateral ties between both countries with Mark Carney replacing Justin Trudeau as Canada PM

   Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that the Canada-India bilateral relations became strained due to the “license” to “extremist and secessionist elections” in Ottawa.

   With Mark Carney replacing Justin Trudeau as the prime minister, India hopes to improve the ties between both nations.

   Ahead of swearing-in Carney said that there are opportunities to rebuild the relationships with India. “There needs to be a shared sense of values around that commercial relationship and if I am the Prime Minister, I look forward to the opportunity to build that,” he said.

   “Our hope is that we can rebuild our ties based on mutual trust and sensitivity,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was quoted by ANI.

   “The downturn in India-Canada relations was caused by the license that was given to the extremist and secessionist elements in the country. Our hope is that we can rebuild our ties based on mutual trust and sensitivity,” he said.

2. Are they going to stop trying to assassinate Canadians too?

3. If Canada is a safe haven for individuals that India seems as a threat to it’s national security, I guess the Indian government will try and eliminate them. The dispensation at present lacks trust in the Canadian legal system and thus believes in using extralegal means to deal with the issue.

   As long as the Khalistani movement remains active in Canada, such incidents will most likely keep happening.

4. Why doesn’t India just get its house in order instead?

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6. I don’t expect there to be a possibility to rebuild a relationship unless there is a guarantee from India to never sanction an assassination on Canadian soil and a process for Canada to arrest and extradite people India claims are terrorists or aiding terrorist organizations. Doesn’t seem like something either country would be interested in. Canada cannot tolerate a foreign nation violently targeting Canadian citizens or permanent residents, India can’t look weak against unpopular or dangerous secessionist groups or those organizing them abroad. Canada cannot hand over citizens or permanent residents to India without a provable and justifiable cause, India is willing to label Khalistani advocates as terrorists regardless of their involvement in actual acts of terrorism. The discussions around the Khalistani movement are at completely different levels in the two countries.

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