The allegations from the RCMP and the federal government last week are nothing short of explosive: agents of the Indian government were allegedly involved in “widespread violence” against Canadians on Canadian soil.

But these kinds of allegations don’t just come from Canada. High-level agents within the Indian government have allegedly been involved in assassination attempts, surveillance activities and harassment in the United States, Pakistan, Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia. Most of the targets are Sikh activists from the Indian diaspora, who have sought exile abroad.

We’re joined by Washington Post foreign investigative correspondent Greg Miller and Washington Post India bureau chief Gerry Shih to talk about what their reporting on India’s campaign of “transnational repression” has revealed .

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