– India and Canada each expel high-ranking diplomats
In response to the investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Vancouver in 2023, New Delhi notably decided to recall its ambassador to Ottawa.
Published today at 7:49 p.m.
The 2023 murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar soured relations between the two countries.
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Canada announced Monday that it had expelled six Indian diplomats, including India’s top representative in Ottawa, prompting New Delhi to recall them, according to a government source. India, for its part, announced it would expel six high-ranking Canadian diplomats.
This announcement comes at a time when the Canadian police announced that they had “evidence” regarding the involvement of the Indian government in cases of “intimidation, harassment, extortion and coercion” on Canadian territory.
For its part, India announced on Monday that it would expel six high-ranking Canadian diplomats, shortly after recalling its senior representative from Ottawa, accusing Canada of investigating him and other diplomats after the 2023 murder in Canada of a Sikh separatist leader.
Indian authorities “decided to expel” six diplomats, including Canada’s charge d’affaires, Stewart Wheeler, as well as his deputy and four first secretaries. “They were asked to leave India at or before 11:59 p.m. Saturday, October 19,” according to a statement.
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