Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he had a "brief exchange" with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a summit in Laos this week, a year after he accused India's government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist in B.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recently met at the ASEAN Summit in Laos but had no substantive discussions. The relationship remains strained due to allegations by Trudeau against India regarding the death of a Canadian Khalistani separatist.

The development comes as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a presser in Laos said that he had a "brief exchange" with PM Modi on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit meetings in Laos. Indian govt sources said that "no substantive discussion" took place between the 2 leaders in Laos capital Vientiane.

Trudeau said that during the meeting, he emphasized the safety of Canadians and upholding the rule of law are fundamental responsibilities of any Canadian government.

The Indian side continues to expect that Canada won’t allow “anti-India Khalistani activities” on its soil and that “firm action, which is lacking thus far, will be taken against those advocating viol

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Justine Trudeau met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Laos, almost a year after his Canadian counterpart accused India of involvement in the death of a Canadian Khalistani separatist.

PM Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met on the sidelines of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Laos