Canada needs "foreign policy reset" amid worsening ties with major powers: Report
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, it is perhaps time for Canada to implement a 'foreign policy reset', shedding off its 'middle-power approach' and focussing more on 'Indo-Pacific diplomacy', Japan Times reported.
Prime Minister Trudeau's allegation of an Indian role in the assassination of Khalistleader Nijjar on Canadian soil, triggered a broader deterioration in relations between Ottawa and New Delhi, the report noted.
Notably, a similar episode also led to a deteriorating trend in China-Canada relations, the report stated, adding that Michael Spavor, a businessman, and Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, were arrested by Beijing on espionage charges.
The two were arrested following the detainment of Huawei executive Meng Wangzhou in December 2018 at the request of the United States, Japan Times reported.
This was followed by serious accusations of Chinese electoral interference and threats against Canadian lawmaker Michael Chong, the report stated, adding that this translated into record-low favorability ratings of China in Canada and an atmosphere in which discussing anything about engagement between the two nations is «radioactive».
Canada's relations with Russia are also no better as Ottawa continues to provide deep support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict, the Japan Times reported.
Ottawa has manoeuvred itself inadvertently into the position where it has alienated the first and second most populated nations on the planet and Russia, a declining but disruptive power determined, to weaken the international rules-based order that Canada relies on for its peace and prosperity, the report stated.
Another major concern for Canada is the possible return of Donald Trump and his 'America First' policies in the US in 2024, the Japan
