Bad Blood Between Allies: Tangled Web of Allegations in Canada-India Spat

The series of events has caused alarm and elicited rhetoric from different sides, while also raising questions on what the right course of action is.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approach each other to shake hands ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023. Evan Vucci/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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A series of allegations of foreign state-backed murder on Canadian soil, deteriorating relations with an Indo-Pacific nation of strategic importance to the West, and a multicultural society with unique characteristics and politics.