A diplomatic situation involving "serious criminal activity" by India's diplomats has forced the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to break protocol and speak publicly about ongoing threats to Canada, officials said Monday.
TORONTO — 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.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said police had "clear and compelling evidence" linking Indian government officials to crimes including a Sikh separatist's murder. Both countries sent diplomats home in the clash.
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.
Canada announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats Monday, including the high commissioner, after police investigations linked agents of the Indian government to homicides, harassment and other “acts of violence” against Sikh separatists in the country.
Canada has expelled India’s top diplomat claiming he and others are part of a criminal conspiracy that is responsible for assassinating a Sikh activist.
India and Canada have expelled each other's top diplomats over the 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and allegations of other crimes.
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.
The latest flare-up in diplomatic tensions comes a year after Ottawa accused New Delhi of being involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil.
Canada expelled India’s top diplomat in the country and five others over last year's killing of a Sikh activist in British Columbia. India rejected the charges and said it would expel Canadian envoys.
The Canadian government has expelled six diplomats in response to alleged criminal activities by Indian government agents. Canadian officials link the agents to homicides and acts of violence.
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
Canadian officials named India’s Home Minister Amit Shah as having “authorized the intelligence-gathering missions and attacks on Sikh separatists” in Canada, U.S. media reported.
Canada expelled India’s top diplomat and five others over the assassination of a Sikh activist as the latest salvo in an escalating conflict since the 2023 crime. India adamantly denies it was involved, and said it will expel six Canadian diplomats.
Canada and India have seen an explosive escalation in tensions as Ottawa has accused Delhi’s diplomats of backing violence and harassment against Sikh separatists living in the North American country. The dispute has led to tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomatic officials and raised the possibility of…
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