MEA noted that Trudeau's hostility has long been in evidence

According to the MEA, the latest allegations are part of a pattern of unfounded assertions made by Canada in recent months

India has denied all the allegations, calling them "absurd" and "motivated" and has accused Canada of giving space to extremist and anti-India elements in their country. | OpIndia News

India on Monday 'strongly' rejected a diplomatic communication from Canada suggesting that the Indian high commissioner and other diplomats were 'persons of interest' in an investigation and termed it as 'preposterous imputations' and part of the political agenda of the Justin Trudeau government.

India Canada News LIVE Updates: The Ministry of External Affairs summoned Canadian Charge d’Affaires Stewart Wheeler in the evening and informed him “that the baseless targeting of the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats and officials in Canada was completely unacceptable”.

Ties between India and Canada have been thorny ever since Justin Trudeau alleged India's involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

New Delhi: India has summoned Canada’s charge d’affaires in this country after diplomatic relations between the two countries hit a new low. After strongly criticising Canada’s move to name the Indian ambassador and other diplomats as ‘persons of interest’ in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil last year, the Foreign […]

The Ministry of External Affairs said it received a diplomatic communication on Sunday suggesting that Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma and other diplomats are 'persons of interest' in an investigation there. The MEA rejected the latest charges as 'preposterous implications'.

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) strongly criticised the Canadian government’s ‘hostility’ on Monday while rejecting a diplomatic note that named the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats in the ongoing investigation of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. The foreign ministry labelled the claims as ‘baseless’ and dubbed them to be a politically motivated […]

The Ministry of External Affairs said it received a diplomatic communication on Sunday suggesting that Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma and other diplomats are 'persons of interest' in an investigation there. The MEA rejected the latest charges as 'preposterous implications'.