Diplomatic ties sour, but Canadian PM shares his Diwali celebrations

New Delhi: When the diplomatic relations between India and Canada are in turmoil, with both powers taking hostile steps in recent weeks, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared a clip of his Diwali celebration on X on Sunday.

He wrote on his X post, “Happy Diwali! So many special moments shared celebrating with the community this week.”

In a video he shared along with his post, he sports religious threads tied around his wrist, gifted from three temples in Canada.

He said, “I got these bracelets when I was in three different Hindu temples over the past few months. They are good luck,” adding that the threads would serve him protection.

He said that he is not going to take them off till they fall off.

Then he offered a plate of jalebis and joked that he would save it “for them”.

On October 31, Trudeau extended his Diwali greetings to Canadians. In a statement then, he said that he was joining millions of people in Canada and around the world to celebrate Diwali.

Acknowledging the contributions of the Indo-Canadian community to Canada, he said Diwali in Canada would not be possible without the “incredible Indo-Canadian community. Indo-Canadians represent the best of Canada – as artists and entrepreneurs, as doctors and teachers, and as leaders in business, community, and culture. On Diwali, we celebrate them and the light they carry across Canada's communities,” NDTV quoted.

Canada, the latter, listed the former as one of the cyber threat adversaries, deepening the fissure in the ties between the two powers. Canada claimed that state-sponsored actors could be spying against it. However, India slammed the allegation on Saturday, PTI reports.

Canada released the report National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026 (NCTA 2025-2026), in which India is listed along with China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.