What led to the India-Canada thaw

When two countries that once celebrated warm people-to-people ties and booming trade suddenly stop talking, the silence itself becomes the story. For almost two years, the public soundtrack of India-Canada relations was a discordant loop of accusations, expulsions and mutual recrimination. This month, however, the music changed — not with a single dramatic crescendo, but through a series of carefully choreographed diplomatic steps that together amount to a reset of India-Canada ties. What was once frozen is now cautiously thawing. To understand these delicately crafted diplomatic maneuvers, it’s essential to look back at the period when ties had deteriorated sharply.