Statements from the Indian and Canadian foreign ministers after their meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. It left one wondering whether the killing of Canada-based Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, where Ottawa alleged Indian involvement, mattered any more to them.Look at Melanie Jolly’s statement.
Joly’s statement was broad and while she may have raised the Nijjar issue, it’s not clear how far the Canadian probe into Prime Minister Trudeau’s allegation of a “credible” Indian, has progressed. Jaishankar’s reference to “present state of our bilateral ties,” was clearly with reference to Nijjar, which has hit bilateral relations with Delhi and Ottawa carrying out tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats.
Traveller, bibliophile and wordsmith with a yen for international relations. A journalist and budding author of short fiction, life is a daily struggle to uncover the latest breaking story while attempting to be Hemingway in the self-same time. Focussed especially on Europe and West Asia, discussing Brexit, the Iran crisis and all matters related is a passion that endures to this day. Believes firmly that life without the written word is a life best not lived. That’s me, Ashwin Ahmad.
