How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other’s diplomats?
Nijjar was fatally shot in his pickup truck in June 2023 after he left the Sikh temple he led in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. An Indian-born citizen of Canada, he owned a plumbing business and was a leader in a movement to create an independent Sikh homeland, which is banned in India.
Canada-India diplomatic row over Sikh activist's assassination grows as top diplomats are expelled
The brazen June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada sparked a diplomatic row with India that continues to escalate.
What led to Canada, India expelling top diplomats?
Sept. 19, 2023: India dismisses Trudeau's assertion as "absurd." Each country expels a diplomat in tit-for-tat moves, with Canada throwing out India's top intelligence officer in the country while India expelled his Canadian counterpart.
Canada and India expel top diplomats in Sikh activist assassination row
Tensions between India and Canada escalated following the expulsion of each other’s top diplomats, including ambassadors and senior officials over the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Canada expels six Indian diplomats amid Sikh separatist murder probe
On 22 September 2023, India suspended new visa issuances for Canadians and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in India. Visas resumed two months later. On 19 October 2023, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced that Canada had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India amid the dispute over Nijjar’s murder.
India expels Canadian diplomats amid spat over assassination probe
India has ordered the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats and withdrew its own envoy from Canada, in response to what it said was Canada's decision to name him and others as "persons of interest" in an investigation.
Canada-India ties could take a long time to recover
A simmering diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada has resurfaced as the countries have expelled each other’s top diplomats over a year-long dispute about the ki
‘India has made a monumental mistake’: Canada expels India’s diplomats in growing rift
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,
India says Canada did not act against gang it links to New Delhi
India's foreign ministry said on Thursday that despite requests from New Delhi, Canada had not taken any action against members of a gang that Canadian police have accused of being linked to Indian government agents in the 2023 murder of a Sikh separatist leader,
Tension between Canada, India continue after top diplomats expelled, AP Explains
A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada and allegations of other crimes there.
U.S., Britain urge cooperation amid rise in diplomatic tension between India, Canada
The U.S. and British governments in the last 24 hours have urged India to fully cooperate with ongoing investigations by Canadian authorities alleging Indian government officials had committed "serious" crimes in Canada.
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Commentary: Tensions over Sikh separatist murder are another setback to Canada-India relationship
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