Bonus: The Global Story - Canada, India, and their diplomatic death spiral

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  I'm Alex Ritson with your weekly bonus from the Global Story, which brings you a single story with depth and insight from the BBC's best journalists.

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  Today.

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  The escalating tensions between India and Canada over the assassination of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil.

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  The past year has seen a rapid deterioration of relations between the one time allies fueled by unprecedented displays of public hostility.

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  We will never tolerate the involvement of a foreign government threatening and killing Canadian citizens on Canadian soil.

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  Canadian authorities say representatives of the Indian government conspired with an organized crime group to target its citizens.

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  And the tit for tat expulsions which have followed have seen the most senior envoys of both nations depart their positions.

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  But with India yet to face meaningful consequences, is the country deliberately leveraging its strategic importance?

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