TORONTO—Canada said it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats Monday, in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 killing and allegations of other crimes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

The diplomatic rift has suddenly grown more stark as Canada amplifies its accusations that India is directing lethal operations abroad.

<img width=800 height=600 src=https://inside.tru.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/India-flag-edit-800x600.jpg class=lazyload newsImg wp-post-image alt= decoding=async loading=lazy srcset=https://inside.tru.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/India-flag-edit-800x600.jpg 800w, https://inside.tru.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/India-flag-edit-480x360.jpg 480w sizes=(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px /> Canada-India relations have suffered a major setback after Canadian law enforcement authorities accused Indian agents of involvement in “homicides, extortion, and violent acts” on Canadian soil. In response, Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma. In a tit-for-tat move, India expelled six Canadian diplomats, rejecting Canada’s allegations as “preposterous” and politically motivated, particularly given the Sikh diaspora’s political significance as a key voting bloc for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. India has consistently denied the accusations and refused to co-operate with…

Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a...

OTTAWA: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that the India government made “fundamental error” in thinking that they can engage in supporting criminal activities against...

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS): In what could be one of the lowest points in relations between the two countries, India on Monday evening decided to withdraw its High Commissioner and

Canada’s foreign minister said Canada was expelling six Indian diplomats after police uncovered evidence of a campaign against Canadian citizens by the Indian government; the Indian foreign ministry then said it was expelling six Canadian diplomats

India and Canada each expelled the other's ambassador and five other top diplomats, after New Delhi said its envoy had been named among "persons of interest" following the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. New Delhi said it was withdrawing its six diplomats from Canada, but Ottawa said it had…

New Delhi: Amid the escalating diplomatic row, India has decided to withdraw its high commissioner to Canada and other ‘targeted diplomats and officials’, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. “The Canadian Charge d’Affaires was summoned by Secretary (East) this evening. He was informed that the baseless targeting of the Indian High Commissioner and […]

India said it was going to recall its ambassador from Canada after Ottawa said he and other top Indian diplomats were "persons of interest" in an investigation into the 2023 killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Canada and India each expelled six diplomats on Monday, including their respective ambassadors, in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist…

The MEA on Monday also detailed Canadian PM Trudeau's "hostility to India" which it said has long been in evidence

Tensions between India and Canada deepened further as Canada announced an investigation into the Indian High Commissioner, terming him as a 'person of interest' in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Police say they have “evidence pertaining to agents of the government of India’s involvement in serious criminal activity” in Canada.

Move comes after Canada said it wanted to question top diplomat in Sikh probe

Canada and India each expelled six diplomats Monday in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada.