Canada India A few days ago, Canada announced the expulsion of six India diplomats, and on the same day, India also demanded that six Canada diplomats leave the country, and relations between the two countries suddenly became tense.
Some people may be puzzled, why did the two countries, which are thousands of miles apart, suddenly tear their faces? According to Canada's release, this is related to an assassination incident that occurred last year.
In June 2023, Singh, a Sikh separatist leader operating in Canada, was shot and killed. The reason for the Canadian expulsion of the India diplomat this time was to accuse the other party of being involved in the assassination.
Of course, India denied this, and at the same time took a very tough attitude, after all, India will never make concessions to Canada in this matter.
India and Canada expelled diplomats from each other
Speaking of this, it is necessary to talk about the Sikh separatist group, which was founded by Singh, who was born in the Punjab state of India, with the aim of promoting the independence of the region and separating it from the map of India, which is therefore considered a national security threat by the India government.
Under the purge of the India government, Singh chose to immigrate to Canada and redevelop Sikhism in the country, while the Indian side launched a wanted arrest for him and sent agents to track down his whereabouts.
In the process, India has repeatedly accused Canada of sheltering Sikhs, while United States has acted as a "peacemaker."
Therefore, Singh's death can be said to be a turning point in easing Inca relations, but what the Indian side did not expect was that Canada, which supported these India separatists behind its back, dared to make a fuss about this matter, and even had a posture of wanting to stand up for Sikhism, so the Modi government also had a showdown.
Sikh leader Singh was assassinated
Now, the Modi government's reciprocal expulsion of Canada's diplomats is tantamount to a statement to the Trudeau government that if Canada insists on sheltering separatists wanted by India, then relations between the two countries will deteriorate rapidly, and India will follow Canada's actions and make reciprocal countermeasures.
After negotiating with the Canadian side on this matter for so many years, the Indian side is so tough this time, I am afraid that it also understands the other side's thoughts. Don't look at United States as if it regards India as an ally, but in fact India is not a member of the Western world.
United States Deputy Secretary of State Campbell has bluntly said that India will never become a true ally of United States.
For Canada, although the leader of Singh is gone, Sikhism still exists, and it is reported that there are currently about 26 million Sikhs in the world, and the Canadian side condemns India with Singh's death, in fact, sending a signal of support to others and holding a hole card to beat India.
Tensions in Inca relations have increased
Moreover, the rise of China has made United States more worried about multi-population countries, fearing that its hegemony will be taken away, and India, which focuses on its own interests, is increasingly contradicting United States on core issues, so the West needs to reserve the means to contain India.
Under these circumstances, supporting India's separatist forces is undoubtedly a way to pressure the Indian side.
This is also the best political manipulation method of the United States and the West, for example, in order to suppress China, on the Taiwan issue, the United States and the West are claiming to support one China while disturbing the situation in the Taiwan Strait.
And Canada has been disgusted for so many years, this time India is determined to be tough, United States's face is obviously not good, how this dispute should evolve in the future, whether it is a big matter or an intensification, we have to wait for the follow-up development.