Canada formally apologises for Komagata Maru incident
Seeking to reach out to the Sikh community, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a formal statement of apology in the Canadian House of Commons for the Komagata Maru incident on May 18.
Beyond the Indian Ocean: India in the South Pacific
India’s connection with the South Pacific Islands has traditionally been fairly limited, despite a sizeable ethnic Indian population in Fiji. However, the relationship is gaining momentum under Prime Minister Modi’s government, and not just with Fiji, but across the South Pacific. The region has long figured in India’s ‘Look East’ (now ‘Act East’ ) foreign policy, […]