Death and diplomacy: A look at India-Canada tensions with Samir Saran

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 28 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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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: Canada expelled the head of India’s security service in Canada, and New Delhi demanded dozens of Canadian diplomats leave India. Ian Bremmer speaks with Samir Saran, President of the Observer Research Foundation, a top Indian think tank, to unpack the fallout from the shocking allegations, the history of the Khalistan separatist movement within Canada, and where the two countries go from here, given their strong diasporic and economic links. Saran also discusses the paradoxical nature of India’s relationship with China and tensions on the Himalayan border, India's role in the BRICS partnership as a leader of the Global South, and the feasibility of India's ambitious goal to get 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

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0:00.0	I think it is too though governments perverse politics that is now being brought into the spotlight
0:05.6	in this part of the world. I don't think this is about India or Indians having any problems with Canada.
0:14.3	Hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast. This is where you'll find extended versions of my
0:19.5	interviews on public television. I'm Ian Bremmer.
0:22.2	And today, we are taking a close look at a story that dominated headlines just before the deadly
0:28.1	attacks on October 7th in Israel and the ongoing war since. In June, a secret leader was gunned down
0:35.4	just outside of Vancouver, Canada.
0:38.0	His murder sparked outrage and led Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to openly accuse the Indian
0:43.2	government of orchestrating the assassination on Canadian soil.
0:47.8	India denies involvement, but the relationship between the two nations has deteriorated sharply
0:53.4	and also put the United States
0:55.6	in a tough spot, stuck between an ally to the north and a nation that is becoming increasingly
1:01.5	important strategic partner against China. To help us understand the story better than what
1:07.1	India's reaction has been, I'm talking with Samir Sarin. He's president of the Observer Research Foundation, a Delhi-based think tank.
1:14.6	Let's get to it.
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1:46.5	Samir Sarin, so good to see you, my friend.
1:49.3	Good to see you, Ian.
1:50.4	Of course, I'm most interested in asking you about India and global geopolitics.
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