The divide between Canada and India grew additional on Wednesday after India requested Indian nationals dwelling in Canada to train warning, ramping up the continued confrontation between the 2 nations over Canada’s accusations that the Indian authorities could have been concerned within the killing of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.

The Indian journey advisory follows tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions by each nations.

While the allegations had been levelled on Monday, Canada and India have confirmed that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned the problem of involvement of the Indian authorities in Nijjar’s loss of life personally with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his go to to India in the course of the G20 Summit.

“Similar allegations were made by the Canadian Prime Minister to our Prime Minister, and were completely rejected,” mentioned an announcement by India’s international ministry.

The flip of occasions have put the highlight on Trudeau’s testy manner in the course of the lately concluded G20 summit in India.

Here is a recap of at Trudeau’s conduct on the Summit that has generated recent media consideration:

PM Modi and Trudeau throughout G20

PM Modi tried to know Trudeau’s hand for a handshake in a wreath-laying ceremony at Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation web site in the course of the G20 Summit however Trudeau pulled away, reported Toronto-based writer City News Everywhere. Several leaders together with Dutch PM Mark Rutte, UK PM Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron shook fingers with Modi.

Trudeau was the one chief to chop quick an extended handshake, based on the report. Asked in regards to the trade, Trudeau mentioned individuals might learn into it what they need, it mentioned.

Trudeau skips occasions together with G20 dinner

Trudeau skipped the President of India’s reception dinner, which was held for G20 visitors and leaders. Even the Prime Minister’s workplace refused to supply a cause for Trudeau lacking the dinner.

Trudeau additionally skipped attending the launch of the Global Biofuel Alliance in the course of the G20 Summit. Launched by PM Modi, US President Joe Biden, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio, Argentina’s Alberto Fernández, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni; the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) is an initiative which goals to speed up the worldwide adoption of biofuels by selling technological developments, rising using sustainable biofuels, and establishing sturdy requirements and certification processes by means of the energetic involvement of a variety of stakeholders.

Trudeau’s plane points surfaced but no authorities talks sought

Trudeau’s plane suffered a technical snag after the G20 summit which led to him, together with the Canadian delegation, to remain for 2 extra days in India.

Yet, Trudeau selected to remain in his room on the Lalit Hotel in New Delhi after his Airbus aircraft developed a snag. He didn’t have any engagement with the Indian authorities on Monday.

The ministry of exterior affairs confirmed that that they had acquired no request for some other official engagements and the workplace of the minister of state who was assigned to obtain Trudeau, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, additionally confirmed that his responsibility was merely to obtain the Canadian PM on the airport on his arrival. There was additionally no indication of any engagements on the native excessive fee both.

Modi-Trudeau talks throughout G20

During his meet with Trudeau after the summit, PM Modi conveyed to the previous about India’s considerations concerning the persevering with anti-India actions of extremist parts in Canada as they’re selling secessionism and inciting violence towards Indian diplomats and threatening the Indian group in that nation.

The Ministry of External Affairs mentioned Modi expressed nice considerations to Trudeau concerning “continuing anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada. They are promoting secessionism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, damaging diplomatic premises, and threatening the Indian community in Canada and their places of worship”.

PM Modi tweeted, “Met PM @JustinTrudeau on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. We discussed the full range of India-Canada ties across different sectors.”

Trudeau mentioned, in a press convention in India, after the assembly that Canada would all the time defend freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and freedom of peaceable protest and this can be very vital to the nation. He added, “At the same time, we are always there to prevent violence and to push back against hatred. I think on the issue of the community, it is important to remember that the actions of the few do not represent the entire community or Canada.”

When requested in regards to the trade in the course of the bilateral meet with Modi, Trudeau mentioned, “I’ll let you read into it what you like.”

Trudeau’s India criticism & Canada’s paused commerce talks

Even forward of the G20 Summit, Trudeau on a number of events criticised India for “anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada”, in reference to Khalistan.

Before arriving for the G20 Summit, Trudeau paused all talks on a proposed commerce treaty with India “to take stock of where we are”, a Canadian official advised reporters. As reported by Reuters, an official mentioned, “Trade negotiations are long, complex processes.”

India, nevertheless, paused all negotiations for a complete free commerce settlement (FTA) with Canada after the latter laid allegations, which isn’t a “strategically” vital nation for nation’s commodities’ necessities as bilateral merchandise commerce between the 2 nations was a mere $8 billion in FY23, with exports and imports nearly evenly balanced, two officers advised Hindustan Times.

In July this yr, Trudeau’s National Security Advisor Jody Thomas accused India of being one of many nations behind the international interference in Canada.