‘Like father, like son?’: Indian newspapers dig into contentious Trudeau legacy on Khalistan

The current rift with the Modi government has roots that go back decades, when then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau faced criticism from India that Canada was too soft on the Khalistani issue in the 1980s. Indian media were quick to point to the past after Canada expelled six diplomats this week.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Foreign Interference Commission on Oct. 16, days after announcing Canada had expelled India's high commissioner and five diplomats who are all persons of interest in what the RCMP alleges is serious criminal activity.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

October 17, 2024

As tensions between Canada and India escalate following the expulsion of each other's senior diplomats, Indian news outlets have been abuzz with comparisons between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his father, who also had

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