By The New York Times (Asia) | Created at 2024-10-18 15:44:43 | Updated at 2024-10-18 18:20:46
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In both cases of plans targeting Sikh separatists, suspicions of New Delhi’s involvement have arisen. That has put India in a tight diplomatic position.
Oct. 18, 2024, 11:22 a.m. ET
The reason, analysts say, is basic geopolitics.
“Justin Trudeau and Canada are relative lightweights the Indian government can afford to take liberties with,” said Bharat Karnad, an Indian national security expert affiliated with the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research.
“But there is a price to pay for alienating Washington,” Mr. Karnad said, particularly given Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “foreign policy pivoting on close relations with America.”
