Attrition of activists.

"Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations its government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist, an accusation that India rejected as 'absurd'." AP. "Trudeau told Parliament that he brought up the slaying with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Group of 20 summit last week in new Delhi. He said he told Modi that any Indian government involvement would be unacceptable and that he asked for cooperation in the investigation." "Canada's National Security Advisor (NSA) has accused India of meddling in the country's affairs, putting the world's biggest democracy in the league of authoritative nations such as Russia, China Iran." WION. India does not tolerate activists. In 2020, Gautam Navlakha, in prison for his work on civil liberties, was denied new spectacles when his were stolen. BBC. Not just that, 83-year-old Stan Swami, who suffered from Parkinson's Disease, was denied straws or plastic beaker for drinking. He contracted Covid in prison and died in July 2021. In August, "Indian police intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of the summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations that will be hosted in New Delhi next month, the meetings' organizers said." AP. They called the meeting 'We20' as in 'We the people'. "The BBC has spent more than a year investigating accusations against the Indian government that it is running a sinister and systematic campaign to intimidate and silence the press in the region (Kashmir)," wrote Yogita Limaye. "The BBC has repeatedly asked the regional administration and police to respond to the allegations against them." "We have not received a reply." Instead, "The Jammu and Kashmir police has threatened to initiate legal actions against the BBC over a recent report done by it on the plight of media persons in the Union Territory." DH. Trudeau did not attend the G20 official dinner. "Trudeau wasn't present at the official G20 gala dinner, according to the Canadian media." India Today. When Trudeau was unable to leave India because of a technical problem with his plane India apparently offered Air India One. "The report said the Canadian side declined the offer and instead chose to wait for the backup." HT. Naturally, "After placing a 'pause' on the Early Progress Trade Agreement or EPTA in August, the Canadian Government has now indefinitely postponed a trade mission to India scheduled for October." HT. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant on Russian President Vladimir Putin. ICC. Nothing should be done against any Indian official. General election to be held by May 2024. wikipedia. Let the people decide.