I've trained with Indian Airborne and Commamdos. I know Indian history, hold Chanakya in high regard. But I dint think Modi or India is ready for a true international alliance. India should be thrilled Canada took in these Sikhs. Far, far away in Canada is NOT in India. No clear and present danger.
The air india crash in 1983, sabotaged by Sikh extremists killed over 24 Indian citizens, 268 Canadian citizens and 27 British citizens .
en.wikipedia.org
India was lucky that Indian casualties were low, but it was not so with the British and especially the Canadians.
And even though Sikh extremists were convicted and sentenced for this act of sabotage in Canada, none of them were sentenced to capital punishment, served light terms and were left off before their sentence was over.
Nazis, terrorists, criminals and gangsters around the world have made Canada their country to escape legal issues at home, taking advantage of lax Canadian rules and regulations.
The comical applause and standing ovation given to the nazi veteran in the Canadian parlimaent leading to world-wide condemnation and criticism is a good case to consider in this regard.
'On behalf of all of us in this House, I would like to present unreserved apologies for what took place on Friday'
nationalpost.com
After a Nazi veteran was lauded in parliament, a debate over suspected war criminals who settled in the country is reignited
www.theguardian.com
This lax attitude to extremeists also actually proves to be a threat to Canadian citizens as well, as shown by the death of
268 Canadian citizens killed by Sikh extremists. Islamic terrorists can take advantage of this laxness to create bases in Canada , infiltrating the porous border to launch attacks across the U.S. which can make 9/11 look like a walk in the park.
Trudeau should first create accountability and justice for the 268 Canadian citizens killed, as a real leader should,instead of merely trying to appease his sikh vote-bank shamelessly, and then India will look into his complaints.
India has it's head so far up it's convoluted, nationalistic *** that it can't tell it's own propaganda from reality. You do not assassinate the citizens of foreign countries and then make a bird brained, backwards argument of soveignty. There will be repercussions for decades around the world, in the form of hesitation and non-invites and lost opportunities.
You mean, the way Bin Laden guarded by the Pakistani military was assassinated by US special forces in Pakistan in 2011. U.S has not paid attention to constant Pakistani protests over violation of its sovereignty.
Pakistan has sided with China as a consequence with Islamist militants and organisations around the world pledging to avenge Laden's death.
Some weapon negotiations will paradoxically now be out of India's control because Canada helped fund and build those weapons and have a say in who gets licensed. US rarely develops weapon systems alone.
Did India build its nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers and destroyers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and anti-missile defense systems with canadian or US help !
India has created the largest pool of scientific, engineering and managerial personnel in the world, and its effect is bound to tell in the short term itself, whether anyone likes it or not.
However, everyone now sees the threat from India. Everyone in NATO. The Quad. Middle East.
India has the second largest army on earth which is a battle-harded one as well and is considered the fourth strongest military power in the world. However NATO and middle east does not have any threat from India, the largest democracy on earth.
But it would be wiser for NATO if it sees the prospect of a nuclear holocaust from Russia, if you ask me.
A nuclear holocaust can wipe out the U.S, Europe and Russia permanently from the map, and make them part of more tedious history lessons for the next generation of students.
After the humiliating defeat by the Taliban in 2021, US-NATO's dysfunctional leadership is trying to save face by a proxy war with Russia, not doing its due diligence yet again with respect to Russian resolve and capabilities as it did with the Taliban as well. It's short-sighted leadership is mainly focussed on reaping profits for the military-industrial complex and will be content even with a failure as a long unsuccessful war is more profitable than a short successful war.
Hopefully, the leadership will get wise and get involved in talks to defuse the conflict before it gets out of hand.
I am all for peace, and believe focus on conflict and weapons are taking away resources for addressing the common problems of humanity such as education, housing and healthcare.
It's tragic that the richest nation in the world still has a growing body of hundreds of thousands of homeless people living on the streets lacking affordable healthcare,housing and education, and shows demented policymaking and administration focused on the rich rather than the
common man.
Democracy (of the people, by the people and for the people) is all about empowering the common man. If not, it is a plutocracy governed by the few rich and favoring them, no matter how much you wish to deny or sugar-coat it due to nationalistic conditioning or hypocrisy.
