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​Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then-US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting at Hyderabad House in Delhi, India, on Feb. 25, 2020.
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India hopes Trump will lean its way

The US election of Donald Trump may have troubling implications for Canada’s hostile relationship with India since the Canadians appear to have been relying on Washington to manage the situation.

Canadians manage to give Modi a headache for a change
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Canadians manage to give Modi a headache for a change

Trudeau has been accused of turning a blind eye to foreign interference for years. But on Monday, his team showed a sign of progress as it took a series of carefully orchestrated steps designed to push back at India's prime minister.

Modi set to win big in India's elections as economy booms
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Modi set to win big in India's elections as economy booms

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is saying he thinks his party will win a supermajority in India's elections. In reality, it's going to be a lot closer. But it does look pretty clear that he is going to win. Because he is one of the most popular leaders in any major democracy in the world today.

India-Canada: Trudeau's "perverse politics" threatens relations, says Samir Saran
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India-Canada: Trudeau's "perverse politics" threatens relations, says Samir Saran

Even before Canada's murder allegation, its relations with India were already tense. India has long been pushing Ottawa to be more assertive in curtailing the Khalistan movement within Canada–a separatist movement with the goal of establishing an independent Sikh state in India’s Punjab region.

Can the India-Canada relationship be fixed after a suspicious murder?
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Can the India-Canada relationship be fixed after a suspicious murder?

In September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leveled a bombshell accusation in Canada’s House of Commons: He announced there were “credible allegations” India was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader and Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia in June. Since then, relations between New Delhi and Ottawa have not been the same. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer sits down with Samir Saran, President of the Observer Research Foundation, a top Indian think tank, to discuss the fallout.

A photo of protesters burning an Indian flag after the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar with the logo of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
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Podcast: Death and diplomacy: A look at India-Canada tensions with Samir Saran

Listen: The GZERO World Podcast takes a look at an international murder mystery that dominated headlines in September: Canada's allegation that India was involved in the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June. New Delhi has dismissed the accusation as “absurd” and demanded any evidence be released publicly, which Canada has yet to do. But the diplomatic fallout has been swift.

Ian Explains: Why India-Canada relations are tense over a mysterious murder
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Ian Explains: Why India-Canada relations are tense over a mysterious murder

On June 18th in a Vancouver suburb, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh leader and Canadian citizen, was killed by two men in hooded sweatshirts. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau then accused the Indian government of being responsible for the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil. Ian Bremmer explains why it's been a challenging time for Canada–India relations.

Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota looks on during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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Dead cats, Nazis, and murder

Has politics ever been this interesting? In trying to understand wild stories about a Nazi in Canada’s Parliament and allegations that India assassinated a man on the steps of a temple in Surrey, British Columbia, I started to think about dead cats, wagging the dog, and flooding the zone with sh-t.

India-Canada standoff heats up while US seeks a compromise
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India-Canada standoff heats up while US seeks a compromise

India and Canada. Not the two countries that you expected to be getting into a big public fight. But that is exactly where we are. And the Americans are uncomfortable.

Canada-India relations strained by murder allegation
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Canada-India relations strained by murder allegation

What's the future for Canada-India relations amidst the accusation of Sikh leader murder? Another missing Chinese minister. Is this a coincidence or something bigger happening? Is Azerbaijan and Armenia on the precipice of full-scale war? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.