India asks Canada to withdraw around 40 diplomats from country, newspaper says | World

Trudeau (left) and Modi recently had a tense meeting in New Delhi — Photo: BBC

According to the newspaper, India has set October 10 as the deadline for Canada to repatriate its diplomats to this Asian country. Civil servants who remain in India after this date may lose their diplomatic immunity.

According to the report, there are more Canadian diplomats in India than vice versa. One of the Indian government’s goals in determining the repatriation of Canadians would be to equalize the number of professionals in the field in the two countries.

The diplomatic crisis between India and Canada intensified on September 18, when the Canadian government said reliable sources had assured that Indian government agents were linked to the murder of a leader of the Sikh religious minority.

The Canadian government’s investigation led the country to expel India’s top diplomat.

India, in turn, refuted the accusations and denied any involvement in the murder. The Indian government also responded to Canada’s decision by expelling a senior Canadian diplomat from the country.

According to the Indian government, this decision reflects growing concern about the interference of Canadian diplomats in the country’s internal affairs.

Typically, the expulsion of a diplomat reveals crises in diplomatic relations between two countries and represents mutual discontent between governments.

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