But Indian and Canadian media said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sidestepped his Canadian counterpart over the Trudeau administration’s perceived support for Sikh separatists and dealings with Sikh groups in Canada. He was again missing however when Trudeau visited Modi’s home state of Gujarat on Monday. But Candice Malcolm, a columnist for the Toronto Sun newspaper, insisted that Trudeau has been given the “cold shoulder” by the Indian government. He failed to meet Sajjan when the Canadian minister visited the state last year. Amrik Singh, who heads the UK-based Sikh Federation, a political group, accused India of giving Trudeau a cold reception because he was a close ally of Sikhs.

Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2018 11:03 UTC