Toronto/New Delhi: In a latest development in the increasing acrimonious Canada India relations, triggered by Trudeau, violent clashes erupted on Sunday during a visit by Indian consular officials to a Hindu temple in Brampton, a Toronto suburb. Footage shared on social media shows groups of demonstrators, including supporters of Khalistan and others waving India’s national […]
India Canada relations nosedive with ‘Person of Interest’ allegations, Diplomats shunted
New Delhi: In a riveting development in the last 24 hours on October 14, relations between India and Canada plummeted a new low. The row between New Delhi and Ottawa over the allegations by Canada over the killing of Nijjar, a Canada based Khalistani terrorist, have been flying since 2023 when Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau […]
What brings Maldives Muizzu to New Delhi now
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s efforts to reset ties with India, despite his earlier China-leaning rhetoric, reflects a change of heart or seems to be so. While Muizzu’s electoral campaign emphasized reducing India’s influence, his latest decision to engage closely with India as president highlights the geopolitical and economic realities facing the Maldives validating that in […]
The dynamics of a Bangladesh upside down
India’s neighborhood presently is rather fragmented. After Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh is the third neighbor witnessing a regime change ridden with violence and unrest, with similar playbook. A popular uprising against an unpopular leader, followed by his/her fleeing, mobs taking over the Palace/Parliament spaces, loot, vandalize and destroy public property, with security forces no […]
The See Saw called 2023, some sparkles and some tears
Time is all powerful. It is said to be a healer and so I believe. Its never possible to talk of all what happened in the fleeting year in this small space but amplifying what have become memories will surely play some small role in glorifying them in the pages of history. As I pen […]
For Maldives under Muizzu..India or China, choose it will have to
The swearing in of Muizzu as President of Maldives is yet a turning of another leaf as much for India Maldives relations as for regional strategic dynamics. Indian former minister Kiren Rijuju who attended the ceremony as rep of Modi government was told in no uncertain terms that Indian Defense personnel should move out of […]