Report: India Asks Canada to Withdraw 41 Diplomats

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The Spin

Narrative A

Ottawa has long indulged its radical Sikh community, which is accused of keeping the members of Sikh separatism alive in India — though the idea of Khalistan, the imagined independent Sikh homeland, is a dead horse even in India. Canada should know that showing little concern for a fellow democracy's worries is hardly a sign of good ties.

Narrative B

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, battling multiple crises at home, will face a tough national election in a few months and is using the bite-less Khalistan narrative as an easy prop to shore up his strong-man image. Any involvement in the murder of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil would be a gross violation of the nation's sovereignty. Ottawa must get to the bottom of the matter.

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