Justin Trudeau`s India visit overshadowed by invitation to attempted murderer
(The Guardian India)

Canada rescinds dinner invite to Jaspal Atwal, who India says was part of a Sikh terrorist groupJustin Trudeau´s state visit to India has been overshadowed by revelations that a businessman convicted of trying to assassinate an Indian minister in the 1980s was invited to several official events.The week-long tour of the subcontinent has been dogged by suggestions the Canadian prime minister is being snubbed by his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, over Canada´s alleged indulgence of Sikh separatists aiming to create an independent state within India for the religious minority.I hope PM @JustinTrudeau and his family had a very enjoyable stay so far. I particularly look forward to meeting his children Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien. Here is a picture from my 2015 Canada visit, when I`d met PM Trudeau and Ella-Grace. pic.twitter.com/Ox0M8EL46x Continue reading...