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From what I've read in multiple news agencies is: Canadian diplomates state they have been working behind the scenes with Brits and the Americans for weeks to t
by neom 3y ago
From what I've read in multiple news agencies is: Canadian diplomates state they have been working behind the scenes with Brits and the Americans for weeks to try and avoid a full on conflict with India, they opted not to get involved, then Trudeau met with Modi at the G20 and he brushed it off, Globe and Mail just pressed the issue further. Seems like a bit of a cluster f.
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- rg111 3y ago[flagged]
- bananapub 3y agowhat on earth? your theory is that the only reason that the PM of Canada is annoyed about a notionally allied country murdering someone*, in Canada, is because of parliamentary politics?
- bananapub 3y agothe replies I got to this are the dumbest things I've ever seen on this website, including all the crypto- and NFT-idiots that have swarmed us over the last few years, jfc
- unmole 3y agoNo, the theory is that the PM of Canada recognises the electoral benefits of pandering to Khalistani extremists.
- kderbyma 3y agowelcome to Canada. That's how it is here. Politics is corrupt in every country. The political class is not equal before the law regardless of their claims.
- rewmie 3y ago> No, the theory is that the PM of Canada recognises the electoral benefits of pandering to Khalistani extremists. I've read that nonsense, along with more imaginative firehose of falsehood bulshit, on Reddit posts brigaded by accounts hellbent on attacking Canada in general and Trudeau in particular. But it really doesn't hold any water, does it? I mean, think about it for a second. The entire Sikh population of Canada barely accounts for 2% of it's whole population. Let's assume each and every Sikh is of voting age, is a voter, and never voted for Trudeau in their entire life. Let's also entertain the thought that a Canadian government decrying political assassinations in their land by agents of a foreign country is something that would otherwise be unthinkable, and that the government of a western nation would need to want to go way out of their way to object to that. Would a potential 2% bump in the polls justify all the noise? Please think about this.
- unmole 3y agoPeople of Jewish heritage constitute about ~2.4% of the US population. And as we know, they have zero influence on American foreign policy. /s A non-flippant response: https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/sikhs-so-powerful-in-canada-its-not-about-numbers/314036/ https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/sikhs-so-powerful-in-...
- pratikss 3y agoThat's exactly how parliamentary politics work. NDP that has 25 seats in parliament can revoke their support and Trudeau stops being a prime minister.
- theironhammer 3y agoDidn't the comment say "mainly" not "only"?
- yakubin 3y agoSo far he seems to be annoyed based on suspicions, but without evidence. His actions seem a bit rash in that situation.
- bparsons 3y agoTrudeau derangement syndrome is real. If tomorrow, Trudeau came out in favor of breathing oxygen, conservatives in this country would choke themselves to own the libs.
- AlexandrB 3y agoIronically this comment is actually an excellent example of "identity politics" (as the term was originally used at least). It ascribes identity-based motives on state actors when other possible explanations exist.
- kaycey2022 3y agoI don't see why UK and US should avoid confrontation with India, if there were solid evidence to back up these claims. After all the entire western world is up in arms over similar cavalier behaviour exhibited by Russia and China. There is literally no reason to pull back from China when India shows similar tendencies. I'm betting the evidence, if there is any, is just hearsay BS.
- pradn 3y agoThe UK has been trying to be closer to India to have something to show for having exited Brexit - closer trade ties would be a victory. This is with elections for the Tories looming, and with an Indian-origin PM, uniquely positioned to strengthen ties. The US is courting India as part of an anti-China bulwark, along with those in South East Asia (Vietnam w/ the elevation of the US to the highest bilateral status during a Biden visit; the Phillipines with close military co-operation, including Taiwan invasion drills.) Biden also met the C5+1 nations in Central Asia, and that's part of both pushing against Russia and China. In this environment, these two countries don't want to needlessly antagonize India.