https://ft.com/content/b5d91bce-4e36-427a-8fbd-bfa
Canada has found itself sucked into a series of perilous foreign policy dilemmas that have left it struggling to balance its values, interests and identity. In particular, Canada now finds itself at loggerheads with both India and China — the two most populous nations and the rising powers of this century.
Over the past year alone, Canada has accused China of interfering in its domestic politics and criticised the Chinese military for flying dangerously close to its aircraft over the South China Sea.
One of the new threats — the possibility of an extraterritorial killing by Indian government agents in Canada — returned to the limelight last week when the FT revealed that the US had warned India over a thwarted plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil that it believed had possible Indian government involvement.
Jonathan Berkshire Miller, an Indo-Pacific expert at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute think-tank in Ottawa, says that successive governments have tended to treat foreign policy as a “luxury item” and have left it to the Americans to “step up to the plate”, or the Japanese and Australians in the Indo-Pacific.
“We’ve had this complacency on foreign security issues for several years,” says Berkshire Miller.
In another example of foreign threats at home, Canada this year expelled a Chinese diplomat for alleged political interference. Canadian intelligence said he was involved in a campaign to intimidate an opposition lawmaker with family in Hong Kong who had slammed China on human rights.
@ISIDEWITH7mos7MO
Does Canada's reaction to alleged interference in its domestic affairs by China reflect its commitment to democracy, or could it be seen as an overreach?
@9H7YC6X7mos7MO
If there's evidence to back up that point it wouldn't be considered an overreach.
@9H7TWM77mos7MO
It could be seen as an overreach, but if they have evidence then it wouldn't be.
@9H7VV7HConstitution7mos7MO
Before we negotiate we need to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States
@M0derateFrogLibertarian7mos7MO
India mistook America for an ally, but all America intended to do was use India against China. But now that relations between China and the United States have stabilized, the United States no longer need India. That is why India has been humiliated by Canada and now the US.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution7mos7MO
This is why true libertarians want to stay out of foreign affairs.
@9H85WQNRepublican7mos7MO
I think its interesting to see why countries are against each other.
@9H87C42Peace and Freedom7mos7MO
Why is Canada having stand-offs with India and China
@ISIDEWITH7mos7MO
Should a country like Canada lean on allies, such as the US, for support in foreign policy stand-offs, or is it important to maintain an independent stance?
@9H7VV7HConstitution7mos7MO
Before we talk about an alliance with Canada, what can Canada do for us
@9H7TWM77mos7MO
It is important to maintain an independent status as long as possible, as negotiations get much harder when there are more parties involved.
@9H82N2R7mos7MO
My opinion is that what they are doing to the innocent people is horrifying.
@9H84T6C7mos7MO
Why is Canada having stand-offs?
@9H7XQLX7mos7MO
I think Canada shouldn't start anything especially because they're apart of NATO and we would all have to go to war probably.
@9H8BJ9K7mos7MO
China and India are dictatorships, and so deserve to be democratised.
@9H8CH4MRepublican7mos7MO
dont know a lot of information on the topic
@9H88LQFCA Common Sense7mos7MO
Because it has the most impact globally
@9H8536N7mos7MO
Its alright because it shows what hapen
@9H84KCP7mos7MO
An ally of ours is having troubles it's only right to worry and prepare on there behalf
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