Justin Trudeau has created a problem not merely for Canada and India but also for his key allies
Justin Trudeau had to swelter in Delhi till last Tuesday because his plane failed him. Coming after an unusually public dressing down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his outburst on Tuesday accusing India of killing Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar sealed his now-dead relationship with India.
Canada is where wokeness and brightly patterned socks find their illogical home. Which would have been idyllic if their political parties were not so welcoming of bad guys of many stripes.
Trudeau not only did himself a disservice but he has also, perversely, made Modi a hero in India, just before the elections — without a Balakot, to boot.
The narrative of India tracking down its enemies in the far corners of Earth is so compelling. Internet memes are comparing R&AW to Mossad. Though we are a bit mystified.
How did R&AW get Nijjar halfway across the world, while our friendly neighbour Hafiz Mohammed Saeed bids fair to marking a century on Earth?
As Trudeau dialled up all those Five Eyes (FVEY) partners, he shone the light on how Canada is actually the Pakistan of the Western world. FVEY, whom he called on Tuesday to say Indian 'agents' had assassinated a terror leader in Canada, will now be compelled to look more closely not only at how Canadians fund their politics and where that trail actually leads, but also to look in their own backyards. What happened in Surrey, British Columbia, will not stay in Surrey, British Columbia.
