21 September 2023
Episode 3163
58 minutes
The diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Sikh leader continues. Plus: Guatemala’s deepening political crisis, a look ahead to Eswatini’s election and a flick through the latest issue of Monocle magazine.
21 September 2023
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The diplomatic row between India and Canada
Canadian journalist Paul Waldie, Europe correspondent at ‘The Globe and Mail’, and Maya Sharma, a journalist based in Bengaluru, discuss the row between India and Canada following the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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