Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations


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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — On a recent Sunday afternoon in the Canadian city of Brampton, just outside of Toronto, a face-off between two religious groups outside a Hindu temple erupted into violence. Pro-Khalistan Sikhs, there to protest a visit by Indian consular officials, clashed with members of the Hindu congregation. Each side hurled flagpoles and fists at one another in an incident which triggered days of violence across Canada and led to multiple arrests. The clashes earlier this month were the latest flashpoint in a broader dispute between Canada and India, which has simmered for decades but boiled...