Escalating tensions between India and Canada spark trade worries: experts

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TORONTO — Canada's already lagging trade with India could suffer setbacks as relations become increasingly tense, experts say. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed on Monday that Canada has "credible" information about a potential link between India's government and the death of British Columbia Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an assertion that New Delhi blasted as "absurd and motivated." The serious allegations prompted the countries to expel one other's diplomats, while talks over a trade deal and a planned Canadian trade mission in October have been put on hold. The rift means further disruption to a trade relationship that has seen...