Western ministers and officials will be working hard to try to ensure the diplomatic row between Canada and India does not bleed into other international relationships.
The last thing the United States and other western powers want now is a row that divides them from India.
On the grand geopolitical chess board, India is a key player.
Not only is it a growing power – the most populous country in the world, the fifth-biggest economy. But it is also seen by the West as a potential bulwark against China.
