Justin Trudeau's India visit a slow moving trainwreck

[tennisluvr]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeauis this week visiting India, but the young politician — known for rock-star treatment on the international stage — is not getting much of a reception in the South Asian giant.

Media in the country has had its attention occupied by the scandal over the Punjab National Bank fraud case, and top officials have an ax to grind with the Canadian, experts said.

"Mr. Trudeau, I must, say is barely even in the news here," Vivek Dehejia, a resident senior fellow at the IDFC Institute, an India-based think tank.

International and Canadian outlets, however, have been making news out of a potential "snub."

 

 

According to many commentators in the media, the Indian government is wary of Trudeau for his alleged ties to advocates for a separate Sikh homeland, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region.

In fact, Canada's National Post notesthat Trudeau's cabinet has had four Sikhs in it, including one who an Indian official labeled a sympathizer to the separatists. The Canadian leader, the National Post says, once even bragged that his cabinet had more Sikhs in it than Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's.

"[The trip] is best described as a slow-moving train wreck ... Very little substance has come out of it and very little actually will emerge from this visit apart from some nice photo ops," Dehejia told CNBC on Wednesday.

Dehejia said he believes Trudeau's visit was orchestrated to appease the significant Sikh population in Canada, making the international trip essentially about domestic politics. Trudeau's schedule for his visit to India has been scrutinized for including only half-a-day of official state engagements in New Delhi.

Narinder Nanu | AFP | Getty Images

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with his wife Sophie Gregoire pay their respects at the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar on February 21, 2018.

For its part, India's government has denied snubbing Trudeau, with official sources telling The Times of India that it was Canada that asked for official engagement to take place at the end of the trip.

The paper said Trudeau was willing to address "the strong perception in India that Trudeau's Liberal government has failed to rein in pro-Khalistan elements active in Canada."

The Canadian side, meanwhile, has also denied any diplomatic cold shoulder, with Trudeau telling a news channel that he'd met Modi "very recently."

Either way, Dehejia said, Trudeau isn't making the kinds of waves in India that he may be used to.

"Trudeau is used to being seen as a rock star, as being on the front pages. He's made a couple of page-three appearances because of his very nice Indian ethnic wear and his very photogenic family. But apart from that, really he's not playing much here," Dehejia explained.

[lenova]

1 hour ago, tennisluvr said:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeauis this week visiting India, but the young politician — known for rock-star treatment on the international stage — is not getting much of a reception in the South Asian giant.

Media in the country has had its attention occupied by the scandal over the Punjab National Bank fraud case, and top officials have an ax to grind with the Canadian, experts said.

"Mr. Trudeau, I must, say is barely even in the news here," Vivek Dehejia, a resident senior fellow at the IDFC Institute, an India-based think tank.

International and Canadian outlets, however, have been making news out of a potential "snub."

 

 

According to many commentators in the media, the Indian government is wary of Trudeau for his alleged ties to advocates for a separate Sikh homeland, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region.

In fact, Canada's National Post notesthat Trudeau's cabinet has had four Sikhs in it, including one who an Indian official labeled a sympathizer to the separatists. The Canadian leader, the National Post says, once even bragged that his cabinet had more Sikhs in it than Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's.

"[The trip] is best described as a slow-moving train wreck ... Very little substance has come out of it and very little actually will emerge from this visit apart from some nice photo ops," Dehejia told CNBC on Wednesday.

Dehejia said he believes Trudeau's visit was orchestrated to appease the significant Sikh population in Canada, making the international trip essentially about domestic politics. Trudeau's schedule for his visit to India has been scrutinized for including only half-a-day of official state engagements in New Delhi.

Narinder Nanu | AFP | Getty Images

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with his wife Sophie Gregoire pay their respects at the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar on February 21, 2018.

For its part, India's government has denied snubbing Trudeau, with official sources telling The Times of India that it was Canada that asked for official engagement to take place at the end of the trip.

The paper said Trudeau was willing to address "the strong perception in India that Trudeau's Liberal government has failed to rein in pro-Khalistan elements active in Canada."

The Canadian side, meanwhile, has also denied any diplomatic cold shoulder, with Trudeau telling a news channel that he'd met Modi "very recently."

Either way, Dehejia said, Trudeau isn't making the kinds of waves in India that he may be used to.

"Trudeau is used to being seen as a rock star, as being on the front pages. He's made a couple of page-three appearances because of his very nice Indian ethnic wear and his very photogenic family. But apart from that, really he's not playing much here," Dehejia explained.

general ga vere country prime ministers vaste ,modi gadu bathroom ki kuda venta velthadu ga, y this partiality for canadian PM... ila aithe canada kuda immigration tight chestadi indians ki ...:)

[tennisluvr]

6 hours ago, lenova said:

general ga vere country prime ministers vaste ,modi gadu bathroom ki kuda venta velthadu ga, y this partiality for canadian PM... ila aithe canada kuda immigration tight chestadi indians ki ...:)

Yes kavalane chesadu ani rasaru ga article lo. 

[KHALLAS]

6 hours ago, lenova said:

general ga vere country prime ministers vaste ,modi gadu bathroom ki kuda venta velthadu ga, y this partiality for canadian PM... ila aithe canada kuda immigration tight chestadi indians ki ...:)

Elections vasthunnay next year...Sikhs ekkuva unnar kada andhukey canada lo. PM Trudeau veladu India ki... Bodi gadiki telsu ala chesthey ikkada seperate country ni support chesinattu avthundhi aniiii. Andhukey veedu chusi chudanattu untunnadu...Ledantey show cheseyvadu full if Trudeau trip will be in 2019 after elections. So win-win situation laga iddaru duranga untunnaru... Back in canada, Bodi gadiki full grandeur welcome ichinaru full three days.

[TOM_BHAYYA]

2 hours ago, KHALLAS said:

Elections vasthunnay next year...Sikhs ekkuva unnar kada andhukey canada lo. PM Trudeau veladu India ki... Bodi gadiki telsu ala chesthey ikkada seperate country ni support chesinattu avthundhi aniiii. Andhukey veedu chusi chudanattu untunnadu...Ledantey show cheseyvadu full if Trudeau trip will be in 2019 after elections. So win-win situation laga iddaru duranga untunnaru... Back in canada, Bodi gadiki full grandeur welcome ichinaru full three days.

Aithe next time Dallas senate elections appudu candidates Hyderabad and amaravati trip okati eyyalsindhe

[boeing747]

Emundi eesari Modi canada elte lite teeskuntaru

[uttermost]

2 hours ago, KHALLAS said:

Elections vasthunnay next year...Sikhs ekkuva unnar kada andhukey canada lo. PM Trudeau veladu India ki... Bodi gadiki telsu ala chesthey ikkada seperate country ni support chesinattu avthundhi aniiii. Andhukey veedu chusi chudanattu untunnadu...Ledantey show cheseyvadu full if Trudeau trip will be in 2019 after elections. So win-win situation laga iddaru duranga untunnaru... Back in canada, Bodi gadiki full grandeur welcome ichinaru full three days.

lol. em chepthunnav vayya. are you saying that the sikhs in canadian cabinet and parliament are khalistani supporters?

[alpachinao]

4 minutes ago, uttermost said:

lol. em chepthunnav vayya. are you saying that the sikhs in canadian cabinet and parliament are khalistani supporters?

Ade kada Punjab cm object chesadu even idu indirect ga cheppadu in a Sikh meet Ani boggata

[KathiRamdaas]

1 hour ago, TOM_BHAYYA said:

Aithe next time Dallas senate elections appudu candidates Hyderabad and amaravati trip okati eyyalsindhe

Dallas lo 90% koolies & students a kada unnadi...em laabam

[KathiRamdaas]

10 hours ago, lenova said:

general ga vere country prime ministers vaste ,modi gadu bathroom ki kuda venta velthadu ga, y this partiality for canadian PM... ila aithe canada kuda immigration tight chestadi indians ki ...:)

Canada migration process, funds anni easy kada gokina gokakunna pedda farak padadu anukunattu unaadu Modi gaadu

[psycopk]

Canadian PM should meet rahul.. chekka ki cheppu tho kotinatu untadi..

[hello987]

Papam PM

[alpachinao]

12 minutes ago, psycopk said:

Canadian PM should meet rahul.. chekka ki cheppu tho kotinatu untadi..

Adu enduku meet avuthadu asal matter telusuko thatha 

[tacobell fan]

1 hour ago, TOM_BHAYYA said:

Aithe next time Dallas senate elections appudu candidates Hyderabad and amaravati trip okati eyyalsindhe

hahaha

[tennisluvr]

Interesting thing to note is that this seems like a family/personal trip for JT and not an official one, he has a half day of official meetings in an 8 day trip.