“Joe Adam George: In Trudeau’s school of diplomacy, terrorists win and allies lose”, National Post, October 22, 2024:

“The Canada-India diplomatic spat hit a historic low on Thanksgiving when the Trudeau government announced it had expelled six Indian diplomats including High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma — a reprimand usually reserved for rogue states rather than ally nations.

An equally extraordinary press conference by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police followed soon after. Although its stated objective was to provide more details on the criminal activities the diplomats were allegedly involved in, attendees were left with more questions than answers. Having likely anticipated these developments, India released a no-holds-barred statement in advance that read more like a legal notice than a diplomatic communiqué.

Noting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s antagonistic relationship with India “has long been in evidence,” the statement went on to accuse him of “constantly” and “consciously” pandering to anti-India elements involved in terrorist and separatist activities that undermine India’s national security interests for “narrow political gains.” The scathing nature of New Delhi’s reproach was evocative of how it often calls out Pakistan, its arch-enemy, for being a state sponsor of terrorism……”

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