Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of organising the assassination of prominent Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. This is reported by Bloomberg.
This is an explosive accusation that threatens to change the perception of democracy in South Asia by allies of the United States, the agency notes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration on Tuesday strongly denied any involvement in the June killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a leader of a movement calling for independence for India’s Sikh homeland of Khalistan. Canada expelled a senior Indian diplomat, prompting the Modi government to do the same.
The West’s honeymoon with India did not last long. Immediately after the G20 summit failed for the White House, New Delhi flew its own backlash: Ottawa accused Indian nationalists in power of killing an influential leader of a group of Sikh separatists in exile in Canada, political scientist Malek Dudakov wrote in this regard in his Telegram channel.
Canada is home to a large Sikh diaspora – under 800,000. Their representative even heads the third party in parliament, which is part of a coalition with the ruling Liberals. Therefore, Trudeau has to be guided by the opinion of the Sikhs, although the beginning of the confrontation with India certainly did not do without a signal from Washington.
Recently, the White House has already cancelled military co-operation with Saudi Arabia, depriving the US military-industrial complex of multi-billion dollar profits. All in retaliation for the turn of the Gulf monarchies towards Russia and China, with the abandonment of the petrodollar system and the reduction of oil production. US President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam did not end any better. Hanoi is actively hosting Western production leaving China, but is in no hurry to deploy US arms – and the US immediately accused Vietnam of trading arms with Russia to circumvent sanctions.
“Now it is the turn of India, which is very displeased with the US for its arbitrary stance on Ukraine. And Trudeau himself has recently found himself at the centre of a scandal involving the receipt of money – already from China – for the election of his deputies. And now he is trying to show “strength”, but only to India. However, these games of carrot and stick risk undermining relations with New Delhi as well. And without India, the West has no chance of winning the trade war with China,” the expert says.
3,020 total views, 2 views today
