Why the United States is walking a fine line on India-Canada tensions

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United States President Joe Biden raised allegations about Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination on Canadian soil with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in private at the Group of 20 summit earlier in September, the Financial Times reported – illustrating the precarious position Washington finds itself in. With the India-Canada relationship growing strained in recent years, this week’s heightening of tensions between the two nations over Ottawa’s allegations that the Indian government may be behind Nijjar’s killing has created a challenge for Washington, observers say. The United States has been forced to walk a precarious diplomatic line as it tries...