which allowed India to
punch way above its weight in the comity of countries even before it became a robust economy.
Later on Friday, asked for a reaction at a press conference in Canada, Trudeau said: “Canada will always get up for the proper for peaceful protest anywhere round the
world and we are pleased to see moves toward de-escalation and
dialogue.”These include apartheid in South Africa, the atrocities in the
erstwhile East Pakistan that resulted in the Indian intervention that
helped create Bangladesh, the constitution-making process in Nepal when
India sought seven amendments, and more recently the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act to fast-track citizenship for select minorities from
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Besides Trudeau, several other Canadian public figures had expressed concern at the bid to crack down on the protests.
Trudeau’s
cabinet has five ministers with roots in Punjab. People with roots in
Punjab account for about half the Indo-Canadian population.
On Friday, the Indian external affairs ministry said during a
statement: “Such actions, if continued, would have a seriously damaging
impact on ties between India and Canada. These comments have encouraged
gatherings of extremist activities ahead of our High Commission and consulates in Canada that raise problems with safety and security. We expect the Canadian government to make sure
the fullest security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political
leaders to refrain from pronouncements that legitimise extremist
activism.”
More than the protests, the efforts last week to prevent the farmers from proceeding towards Delhi had caught attention abroad.
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