Synopsis by Economic Times:

"During a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Modi expressed concerns about the anti-India activities of Khalistanis in Canada. Trudeau defended the Khalistanis, refusing to acknowledge the problem and stating that his country will always defend the freedom of peaceful protest. This is not the first time Canada has protected Khalistanis, as Trudeau's father, Pierre Trudeau, refused India's request to extradite a Khalistani terrorist in 1982."

Canada is known for maple syrup, poutine, the Caesar cocktail and, increasingly now, Khalistanis. The Canadian government, it appears, would be proud of all. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the recent G20 Summit in Delhi and conveyed India's “strong concerns” about the continuing anti-India activities of Khalistanis in Canada, Trudeau chose to defend Khalistanis.

Modi told Trudeau that Khalistanis are promoting secessionism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats, damaging diplomatic premises, and threatening the Indian community in Canada and their places of worship while being in nexus with drug and human-trafficking syndicates. Refusing to acknowledge the problem, Trudeau said his country will always defend the freedom of peaceful protest. He chose to call protests that enact assassination of former Indian PM Indira Gandhi, display AK-47s and glorify violence and terrorism as peaceful. He also said that the whole Sikh community can't be blamed for the actions of a few, but also refusing to commit to take action against those few.

When Justin Trudeau defends Khalistanis, he is just emulating his father, who was Canada's PM twice, from 1968 to 1979 and then from 1980 to 1984.