India-Canada Relations: Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stating that Trudeau “has made a huge mistake” in alleging India’s involvement in the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
What did the former Pentagon official say?
India-Canada relations have deteriorated significantly following Trudeau’s accusations that Indian agents played a role in the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Rubin said, “Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has made a huge mistake. He has made allegations in a manner which he has not been able to back. There are two possibilities here, either he was shooting from the hip and he does not have the evidence to support the accusations he made against the Indian govt or there is something there, in which case he needs to explain why his govt was sheltering a terrorist with blood on his hands.”
Continuing further, he said, “He hasn’t been able to release any definitive intelligence…when Justin Trudeau says trust me, no one trusts him in the best of times. All the more so against the backdrop of an election campaign, he’s presently losing.”
MEA issues advisory
Earlier this week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, issued an advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada, as well as those planning to travel there, urging them to exercise extreme caution due to increasing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate crimes and criminal violence in the country.
Rubin further said, “Well, frankly, there’s a much greater danger for Canada than India. If Canada wants to pick a fight, frankly, at this point, it’s like an ant picking a fight against an elephant. And the fact of the matter is India is the world’s largest democracy.”
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