Trudeau says Canada going through ‘extremely challenging time’ with India vows to engage constructively
Amid India asking Canada to pull out its around 40 diplomats, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is “not looking to escalate” diplomatic tensions with India.
However, Trudeau did not say if his government would engage in a tit-for-tat response after India asked Ottawa to withdraw around 40 diplomats from the country by October 10 amid worsening ties between the two nations.
Trudeau was speaking as he arrived to attend the Liberal caucus meeting here on Tuesday, in the wake of India seeking the removal of around 40 diplomats by October 10, following which it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, the CBC reported.
To the question, of whether his government would retaliate on the diplomatic front, Trudeau contended his government would try to keep working with India.
“We’re not looking to escalate, as I’ve said, we’re going to be doing the work that matters in continuing to have constructive relations with India through this extremely difficult time,” he said.
Bilateral ties between the two countries have nose-dived recently after Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement in the assassination of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.
Trudeau said Canada’s diplomatic relationship with India is “going through an extremely challenging time” and that the ongoing dispute between the two countries has made it “important for us to have diplomats on the ground working with the Indian government there to support Canadians and Canadian families”, the CBC said.
He said that his government is taking the diplomatic dispute “extremely seriously” and is going to continue to try and “engage responsibly and constructively” with India to sort it out.
Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he is very concerned about India’s decision to ask for the removal of Canadian diplomats and that his party will “monitor the situation” to protect Canadians here and abroad.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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Trudeau has to apologize in public and take back his comments. That is the only solution to normalize India/Canada relation
Polite way of saying, I withdraw. Bharat is saying – proof or apologize, cannot hit & runaway !!
Bharat has done the right thing.
Polite way of saying, I am withdraw. Bharat is saying – proof or apologize, cannot hit & runaway !!
Bharat has done the right thing.
The 40 Khalistanis need to be sent back, or take back the 41 diplomats. The Canadian government is extending protection to the 40 Khalistanis, and Indian government is extending it to 41 Canadian diplomats. The solution is simple for a constructive engagement, without provocation and escalation. The wanted people have serious allegations and harbouring them shamelessly makes Canada another Pakistan. The attachment of the properties and withdrawal of OCI will be an effective move to curtails their activities. It is unfortunate that a handful Khalistanis are able to hold to ransom the entire community with the help of control in religious places and support
/ protection from the Pakistan, UK and Canada.