December 2, 2023
India battles ‘rogue’ label after allegations of murder
When Canada accused India of killing a civilian on its soil, New Delhi dismissed the claims as “absurd”. Relations sank and diplomats were expelled. This week, after an Indian national was accused of plotting the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in the United States, commentators noted that New Delhi’s response to its superpower ally and biggest trading partner was “completely different”. Indian foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said it was “a matter of concern” and a special committee had been set up — an “indicator of how seriously it is being taken,” the Hindustan Times wrote in an editorial


