Trudeau noticeably pulled away when Modi tried to grasp his hand. Questioned about the recoil by reporters, Trudeau said people could read whatever symbolism into the action that they wanted...
The tense relations between India and the Trudeau government are driven almost entirely by the issue of Khalistan, a Sikh secessionist movement that seeks to calve off the Indian state of Punjab...
Following Modi’s demands to crack down on radical Khalistani actions, Trudeau told reporters in New Delhi that while Canada was “always there” to prevent violence, he would defend “freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and peaceful protest.”
It was this phrase in particular that incensed Indian commentators, who accused Trudeau of hypocrisy given his government’s hardline actions against anti-mandate blockades in early 2022...
Tell that to the truckers who wanted to be heard and instead were arrest and all their money confiscated.
“Following Modi’s demands to crack down on radical Khalistani actions, Trudeau told reporters in New Delhi that while Canada was “always there” to prevent violence, he would defend “freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and peaceful protest.””
Hohoho. That’s rich.
“Trudeau noticeably pulled away when Modi tried to grasp his hand.”
Trudeau realized it was not his place to shake hands with a better man, and reflexively almost went down to shine his shoes.
Ask Jordan Peterson about that.