The potential effects of that rift on the close immigration and trade relations between the two nations are now being questioned.
Nearly 1.7 million individuals of Indian descent live in Canada, and bilateral trade is valued at billions of dollars.
According to specialists, the disintegration of relationships at this level is unprecedented, and a lot of what transpires next will depend on their decision.
Although neither nation has retaliated economically with tariffs or other measures, analysts warn that this could change and that a cooled relationship between Canada and India could impede future economic expansion.
Uncertainty will be the largest obstacle, especially for individuals and businesses, Arif Lalani, a former Canadian diplomat and senior advisor at government consulting firm StrategyCorp, told the paper.
Although the two nations have been intermittently negotiating a bilateral trade agreement for more than ten years, Canada put a halt to the negotiations last year just before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly accused India for the first time.
Trudeau stated in September 2023 that Canada has “credible allegations” that Indian government agents were responsible for the shooting death of Sikh rebel Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
