Modi coalition win in India could be good for India-Canada relations: ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Rajan, the former Reserve Bank of India Governor, said in an interview with BNN Bloomberg that the new Narendra Modi-led coalition will make the Indian government a lot more transparent about what it’s doing domestically and internationally, which could help thaw strained relations between India and China.

While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated India’s Narendra Modi on his re-election, he emphasized the importance of upholding the rule of law.

Diplomatic ties between India and Canada had reached a low point in 2023 after both sides, in a tit-for-tat response, expelled their top diplomats over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader.

Rajan said Modi being re-elected the way he was  will help improve things by forcing the country to be more democratic.