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Amid subdued India reception, Trudeau agrees to meet Amarinder in Amritsar

This, after Congress calls the Canadian PM's earlier refusal as 'most unfortunate'; Canadian PM's India visit has been a diplomatically muted afair so far

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs the visitor's book as his family looks on during their visit to Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad (Photo: PTI)

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with his wife and three children, landed in New Delhi on a weeklong visit on Saturday. His reception by his hosts has been distinctly cold. His government’s support to Khalistani groups, particularly from his two Sikh ministers, has cast a shadow on Trudeau’s India visit.

Trudeau and his family have visited Agra and Ahmedabad since Saturday. Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat chief ministers and administrations had accorded red carpet welcomes to Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during their respective visits in recent months. But the warmth was missing during Trudeau’s visit

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