International Desk News :: Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to the stage at the House of Commons and made an explosive announcement by accusing \u201cagents of Indian government\u201d of killing a Canadian citizen \u2013 a prominent Sikh separatist whom India has accused of terrorism \u2013 on Canadian soil. The accusation, swiftly condemned and denied by New Delhi, has torpedoed the Indo-Canadian diplomatic relationship.<\/p>\n
Following Trudeau\u2019s public accusations, the diplomatic confrontation between both countries has reached an all-time high. As part of the confrontation, the North American country has expelled the \u201cCanadian station chief of India\u2019s intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW),\u201d accusing him of interfering in Ottawa\u2019s \u201cinternal affairs.\u201d Meanwhile, in a tit-for-tat move, India has also expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and later suspended all visa services for Canadian nationals.
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Amid these diplomatic measures, one thing is very significant to note that both India and Canada are allies of the United States, or in other words, the West. India is one of the most significant allies of the US and one of the important frontiers of Washington\u2019s confrontation with Beijing. In the midst of such cold geopolitical realities, one might wonder where Justin Trudeau stands on the world stage. According to the BBC, Trudeau has been facing the cold reality of geopolitics \u201calone\u201d in the past week.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the public eye at least, Trudeau has appeared to be left largely on his own as he goes toe to toe with India, one of the world\u2019s fastest-growing economies, with a population 35 times bigger than Canada\u2019s,\u201d BBC reports.<\/p>\n
It is worth noting that Canada has received the intelligence regarding New Delhi\u2019s \u201cspy ops\u201d from Five Eyes intelligence alliance \u2013 made up of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. However, according to BBC, Trudeau\u2019s allies in the intelligence network have provided \u201cseemingly boilerplate public statements, all stopping far short of full-throated support.\u201d<\/p>\n
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said his country took \u201cvery seriously the things that Canada is saying.\u201d Using nearly identical language, Australia said it was \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d by the accusations. Meanwhile, Ottawa\u2019s southern neighbour, the United States, said it expects Delhi to cooperate with Ottawa in investigating the assassination. Citing experts, BBC noted that Canada\u2019s interests currently pale in comparison to India\u2019s massive strategic importance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US, the UK, and all these Western and Indo-Pacific allies have built a strategy that largely focuses on India, to be a bulwark and counterweight to China. That\u2019s something they can\u2019t afford to toss out the window,\u201d Xavier Delgado, a researcher at the Wilson Centre\u2019s Canada Institute told BBC. \u201cThe fact that they haven\u2019t come out and rushed to Canada\u2019s defence is indicative of the geopolitical reality,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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