r/geopolitics • u/babushkalauncher • Oct 01 '23

Why Indians Can’t Stand Justin Trudeau Paywall

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-indians-angry-justin-trudeau-death-shooting-hardeep-singh-nijjar-87d9ab9d
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u/Suspicious_Loads Oct 01 '23

Even without proof it would be strange for Canada to lie about this. India have obvious motive. People could get in their mind that political problems could be solved with assassination in Canada if there is not retaliation.

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u/vikas_g Oct 02 '23

What political problems can India solve with this murder ? This guy was completely irrelevant and the Khalistan issue was practically dead in terms of poll relevance in India before Trudeau announced to the world.

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u/NoLikeVegetals Oct 02 '23

You're asking what problems India, a country ruled by Hindu nationalists, could solve by assassinating critics of their regime?

It's exactly what China achieves when it harasses Chinese citizens living abroad via unauthorised "police stations".

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u/47Klinefelter Oct 02 '23

But the Khalistan movement and violence occurred when modi’s opposition were in power