Will Canada's relationship with India improve in 2024? | Power & Politics

The alleged involvement of an Indian government agent in extraterritorial assassination plots put a chill on Canada-India bilateral relations in 2023. Roland Paris, international affairs professor at the University of Ottawa, and Jeff Nankivell, president and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, discuss how relations may evolve in 2024.

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[bindurao]

Have you ever questioned why a Canadian citizen is being allowed to destabilize India?

[someguy]

The assassination is just a symptom. Core issue has always been Canada supporting extremists and criminals who’ve done terrible things to Indians. Like letting off bombers of Air india unpunished, after denying the extradition request.

Canada is not a colonial master and India is not their colony.

It only works both ways. Canada must recognize that pain caused by them to India if any serious relationship is desired. Otherwise it will barely be a transactional relationship.

[akshaysen]

41 Canadian diplomat were expelled not withdrawn

[WhistleMaster]

Why are you deleting comments criticizing Canadian Sikh extremism? LOL!

[Fakeaccount]

Glad the ‘activist’ tag is now changed to ‘Sikh separatist’. It’s a good start. Hope you’ll come around soon 😊

[Darkquark-u]

As an Indian Canadian with family that was involved in the Kanishka tragedy, Canada still hasnt given our families justice. Shame on CBC always has one sided conversation favouring Khalistanis trrsts.

[tony]

The question should be... Will Canada provide any proof for its absurd accusations in 2024?

[noone-apersecutedmajority]

What lesson india learned ..by downsizing 41 diplomats from India ..wat r u guys smoking, ??and r u guys hearing what foreign minister of India is saying recently in context of Canada ? Please don’t compare canada with USA …why u r spreading disinformation to innocent Canadians ? Please see your status on international level ..even USA does not involve Canada in world geo politics ..such is your status internationally..please be HONEST to your viewers

[ConfusedIguana-mnqt]

I don't understand how the CBC can get away with one-sided discussions like this? Poor journalism. An improvement in the relations between Canada and India will depend on respect being a two way street. We are asking India to respect the same Canadian "rule of law" that allowed the perpetrators of the Air India bombing to go unpunished and our continued failure to extradite Indian criminals back to India. The Nijjar killing is not a new problem, but it's a symptom of a bigger problem that Canada has been ignoring. India needs to immediately stop all assassinations on Canadian soil, but frankly we should not expect India to take our grievances seriously as long as continue to ignore their own long list of grievances.

[ConfusedIguana-mnqt]

LOL! The CBC deleted my comment because I called them out for having a one-sided reporting. Using my own tax dollars to censor me. I will do my best to remember my comment and post it again. I will document it this time:

How does the CBC get away with such a one-sided reporting? Poor journalism. The fact is that both Canada and India need to agree to improve relations for it to happen. That means addressing each other's grievances. This reporting completely missed the mark and instead only discusses the grievances of one side. It is important for the respect, between Canada and India, to be a two way street. We are asking India to respect the same Canadian "rule of law" that allowed the perpetrators of the Air India bombing to go unpunished and we consistently fail to extradite Indian criminals back to India. India needs to immediately stop any assassinations on Canadian soil, but frankly they will not adress our grievances until we start to care about their long list of grievances. CBC needs to improve their journalistic standards and remember that Canadian taxpayers expect impartial news reporting.

[gk]

I only understand one thing from this news: Canadian citizens wants seperate land in India 😅

[AjitKumar-loyu]

These gentlemen are in such a delusional world particularly with regards analysing India, a Indian college dropout would have done a better analysis 😢😢😢

[SameerV-rk]

No mention of extremist activities on Canadian soil? CBC come on do your full research. Canada just needs to respect the territorial integrity of all countries, the way it does for Ukraine. Stop the Khalistan extremism.

[JoeBlimey]

As long as Canada harbors terrorists after decades of pleading by India, don't expect India to do the heavy-lifting for them. India has to be firm on national security and any nation that comes in the way will have to face the consequences, if not immediately, in the near future.

[pareshvora]

Billboards with threats to diplomats and leaders, open call of risk of travel by Air India, thereat to parliament.... are these examples of free expression which Canada wants to promote? India will protect its democracy and unity. It should be Canada which should be worried about its own.

[Woolverine]

NOPE!! When Pierre is PM, that is when Canada’s relationship with India WILL improve!!

[sidd]

India does not USA or Canada to save its interests or for its economy. India has its reliable friends outside Anglo nations. Anglo nations never tolerated India as a strong independent country

[chrisministerofsmartarsery]

Did Trudeau ever provide any proof whatsoever regarding the assassination accusations? I haven’t seen it.

[lubanaboy]

These people are delusional 😂😂 don’t even know nobody cares about Canada

[c.s.venkatesh]

I don’t think that India will lose sleep if the Canadians want to keep relationships at a low level.
Unless Canada accepts its tolerating if not encouraging India’s enemies, there is no real point for India to take Canada seriously