Best to stop digging.

"Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday (14 Oct), linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada." Reuters. "After 'expelling' Indian diplomats, Canada said it had asked Indian govt to waive diplomatic immunity for its officials and it served notices of expulsion only after India didn't agree." TOI. This must have acted as a red rag to a bull (Collins) because India immediately retaliated by expelling six Canadian diplomats and "They have been asked to leave India by or before 11.59 PM on Saturday, October 19, 2024." "The government of India strongly rejects these preposterous imputations and ascribes them to the political agenda of the Trudeau Government that is centered around vote bank politics." ET. Strong words but there could be some truth in it because Canada is to hold its next general election on or before 20 October 2025. wikipedia. We Indians are the proud inventors of 'vote bank politics' as, "The term 'vote bank' was coined by the Indian sociologist MN Srinivas (Kalyan Chandra)," so we should know. Trudeau claimed that he had "a concise dialogue" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ASEAN summit in Laos but the Indian government said "there was no substantive discussion" and won't be till Canada eliminates "anti-India Khalistani activities" on Canadian soil. ET. Canada has almost nothing to lose because its trade is mainly with the US, China, Mexico and Europe (Britannica) whereas, a video shows "thousands of students (mostly Indian) standing in a queue outside Tandoori Flame restaurant to apply for posts of waiter and servant, sparking concerns among international students planning to move to Canada for further studies or employment opportunities," (ET). These so-called international students aspire to menial jobs. Even as India responds aggressively to Canada's allegations of targeting Canadian citizens, it is painfully silent when "Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and designated a terrorist by India, has once again called for the disintegration of India." ET. In further provocation, Pannun "has through his attorneys filed a civil lawsuit in a US federal district court against the Indian government, national security adviser Ajit Doval, and others, seeking damages for the alleged attempt to assassinate him on US soil last year." TOI. "An Indian enquiry committee is set to visit the United States...to investigate the involvement of an Indian government official in a foiled plot to assassinate a US national," (ET), even as it has told the US that the official labeled CC1 no longer works for the government and has been arrested (HT). Problem is that there have been at least 20 assassinations in Pakistan, including Sikhs, many of which have been blamed on the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) of the Indian government. Also Mr Modi is on record as saying "yeh naya Bharat hai, ghar me ghus ke marenge" (this is new India, we will kill them in their own homes). TOI. Canada has hinted at sanctions against India with foreign minister Melanie Joly saying "everything is on the table". India Today. India is placating the US while dismissing Canada, but the 'Five Eyes' alliance  (wikipedia) will have all the facts. Perhaps it is best to stop digging when in a hole (wikipedia). Even a small hole.