Tensions between India and Canada escalated further after Canada blocked the prominent Australian news outlet Australia Today from airing in Canada. The ban came immediately after Australia Today aired a press conference held by India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in which he criticized the Trudeau government’s permissiveness toward pro-Khalistani extremists. India responded sharply, calling the ban a glaring example of Canada’s “hypocrisy” regarding freedom of expression. Amid an already fraught diplomatic standoff, this action adds fuel to a complex international dispute over free speech, terrorism, and national sovereignty. The…
Canada’s Ban on Australian Outlet Exposes Hypocrisy on Free Speech, Says India
