Vir Sanghvi
Now that India has responded to allegations that it tried to organise assassinations in Canada and the United States, it is time to look at the issue with less emotion and more introspection.
Most Indians agree that Justin Trudeau’s accusations are part of a broader strategy—he wants to use an anti-India position to appeal to his pro-Khalistan voter base. The Canadian prime minister has been spoiling for a fight for several years now. When he extended his battle to include the Indian High Commissioner and other senior diplomats, it became obvious that he wanted a full-blown international incident.
Well, he’s got one now.
Whether it helps him in the forthcoming elections remains to be seen.
Evidence against Gupta
Canada’s allegations are based—as Trudeau himself has said—on intelligence rather than hard evidence. This kind of distinction is usually made when countries have access to chatter or phone intercepts passed on by other countries, but no hard evidence, let alone a smoking gun, a confession, or strong witness testimony.
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