Key takeaways:
- Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India in response to the Indian government’s decision to revoke their diplomatic immunity.
- The move follows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement that Canadian security agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of Nijjar.
- The diplomatic spat between the two countries is likely to have a significant impact on the relationship between them.
Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India in response to the Indian government’s decision to revoke their diplomatic immunity, according to Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly. The move is an escalation of the dispute between the two countries over the killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada.
Joly said Thursday that 41 of Canada’s 62 diplomats in India have been removed, along with their dependents. The decision follows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement that Canadian security agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of Nijjar.
India has denied the allegation of its involvement in the killing as “absurd” and has taken diplomatic steps to express its anger over the accusation. India has accused Canada of harboring separatists and “terrorists.”
The diplomatic spat between the two countries is likely to have a significant impact on the relationship between them. It is unclear how long the recall of Canadian diplomats will last, or what the next steps will be.
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