Hard state or victim?

In an outburst of jingoistic abuse of Canada, "This latest rift comes after India voiced strong concerns about the increasing activities of Khalistani separatist groups on Canadian soil. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the recent G20 summit in Delhi, Trudeau chose to defend Khalistanis." FP. "Refusing to acknowledge the problem, Trudeau said his country will always defend the freedom of peaceful protest." Demanding a separate state is not a crime and other countries do not dish out punishment without a trial. After communal violence in the Nuh district of Haryana the police used bulldozers to demolish houses of those they accused. "One district. 11 towns and hamlets. Five days. 1,208 buildings and other structures - overwhelmingly Muslim owned. 37 sites. 72.1 acres." HT. The Punjab and Haryana High Court called it an act of "ethnic cleansing" and stopped the demolitions. TOI. Trouble with jingoism is that you cannot strut around as a 'strongman' while pretending to be a victim at the same time. In the past, despite repeated terror attacks India did nothing and was seen as a 'soft State', wrote Abhijit Majumder. "Today, India is seen by the world as a 'hard State'; a rising superpower which unhesitatingly retaliates against the enemy with stunning force." "But lately, another angle has been added to India's response to external threats." "Since 2019 and especially in the last 24 months, over a dozen of India's avowed enemies have been killed in their safe havens overseas." "In 2023, three prominent pro-Khalistanis have died so far outside India, with reports now saying that gangster and alleged Khalistan supporter Sukhdool Singh was also shot dead in Canada." DH. "This will undoubtedly be a source of immense pride for Indian citizens, as it will reinforce their trust in the government's dedication to safeguarding their well-being and defending the nation's territorial integrity against any form of encroachment or infringement," wrote Vivek Shukla. "The Trudeau administration's failure to take minimum action bears significant responsibility for lifting the veil of Canadian sovereignty." Canada has a population of just 40 million, wikipedia, to India's 1,400 million, and Canada's armed forces consist of about 68,000 active personnel and 27,000 reserve personnel, wikipedia, compared to over a million in India. Canada has no need for defence because it has only one neighbor and that is Big Daddy, the US of A. "The US provided Canada with intelligence after the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but communications intercepted by Ottawa were more definitive and led it to accusing India of orchestrating the plot, The New York Times reported. Mint. And "The Biden administration has thrown its weight behind Canada's allegation that India is behind the assassination of pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar (designated by India as a terrorist), virtually demanding that New Delhi work with Ottawa on an investigation despite Canada not presenting any evidence." TOI. A 'hard State' should tell Biden to stuff it. Will it?