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Modi-Trudeau meeting: Hugplomacy fails to hide angst over Khalistan

Modi minces no words, says India won't tolerate threats to its sovereignty

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau as First Lady Sophie Gregoire Trudeau looks on during the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau as First Lady Sophie Gregoire Trudeau looks on during the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
After an eventful and controversial week in India, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, with the two sides inking six agreements.

However, the orchestrated bonhomie of hugs between Trudeau and Modi, and pictures the Canadian PM, his wife and three children, couldn't hide the frostiness between the two sides because of Trudeau and his party's support to Khalistani groups in Canada.

In his speech at the joint media conference after the delegation level talks, Modi didn't mince words about the pro-Khalistan approach of his Canadian counterpart.

Modi said those challenging India's sovereignty, unity and