Justin Trudeau’s visit to India: On Sunday, Trudeau’s flight encountered a mechanical glitch while attempting to depart from Delhi.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still in India, and a backup jet with spare parts is on its way to him. Trudeau and the Canadian team are delayed in India after their plane broke down.
A backup jet and spare parts are on their way to India for the Canadian delegation to the G20 Summit in 2023. According to Bloomberg, quoting a government official, the Canadian Prime Minister will either fly home on the backup plane or wait for the first plane to be repaired.
According to Canada’s Department of National Defense, the maintenance issue concerns a component that must be replaced.
The delegation lead by Trudeau, according to a statement from Canada’s Prime Minister’s office, would likely leave India on Tuesday late afternoon. “Their latest update shows an earliest possible departure of Tuesday late afternoon. The situation remains fluid,” a statement from Trudeau’s office said.
On Sunday, Trudeau’s flight had a technical problem while attempting to fly from Delhi. According to an airport official, the Canadian delegation for the G20 Summit would remain in India until the engineering team resolves the plane’s issue.
Justin Trudeau arrived in Delhi on September 8 with his son Xavier to attend the G20 Summit 2023, which takes place from September 9 to September 10. Trudeau was met at the airport by Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
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Justin Trudeau’s visit at the G20
When Trudeau departs India, he will conclude a diplomatic visit that geopolitical experts have described as “cold.” According to Canadian news sites, Trudeau did not attend the G20 gala dinner for world leaders.
Furthermore, bilateral meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trudeau were terse and frigid, with PM Modi expressing “strong concerns about the continuing anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada.”
Modi also stated that certain elements in the country are encouraging secessionism and instigating violence against Indian diplomats, causing damage to diplomatic buildings and endangering the Indian population in Canada as well as their places of worship.
Further elaborating on “anti-India activities” in Canada, the PMO stated that the links between these extremist elements and organized crime, drug syndicates, and human trafficking should be a source of concern for Canada. “It is critical that the two countries work together to address such threats,” the PMO said in a statement.
In response to queries about Khalistani radicalism, Trudeau stated during a news conference following the meeting that Canada will “always there to prevent violence and to push back against hatred”.
He, however, also added that Canada will “always defend freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and freedom of peaceful protest”.
“I think on the issue of the community, it is important to remember that the actions of the few do not represent the entire community or Canada.
The flip side of it, we also highlighted the importance of respecting the rule of law and we did talk about foreign interference,” Trudeau added.
Trudeau also referred to India as a “important partner to Canada” in terms of addressing climate change and fostering economic growth and prosperity for individuals.
