#CutTheClutter: Red faces as one of 2 Michaels held for spying in China turns on Canada. India hits back on Nijjar

A massive diplomatic uproar erupted in 2018 when Canada detained Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the Chinese tech giant’s founder, over an American warrant alleging fraud. The crisis intensified further as China, within days, arrested two Canadians — Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig — on spying charges. The Western world rallied behind Canada as it alleged the arrests of the two Michaels were nothing but Chinese retaliation. However, a report in Canada’s ‘Globe and Mail’ has now quoted two sources to claim Spavor is seeking a multi-million dollar settlement from Ottawa over allegations he was “unwittingly” made an espionage agent. In Ep 1356 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses key takeaways, including in light of Canadian allegations about India’s role in Sikh radical Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing.

 

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Sanjay Kumar Verma's Video Interview- CTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIID5QLahqY

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Cut The Clutter (Episode 810, Published on August 11, 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEQDQI48gd4

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China decries Canada’s ‘hypocrisy’ after Spavor blames Kovrig for their detention: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-michael-kovrig-spavor-canada-china-spying-intelligence/

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Canada owes an apology to China and others deceived: Global Times editorial: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1302196.shtml

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Cooperating with US, but no ‘actionable info’ received from Canada on Nijjar probe, says Indian envoy: https://theprint.in/diplomacy/cooperating-with-us-but-no-actionable-info-received-from-canada-on-nijjar-probe-says-indian-envoy/1862124/

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