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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.

Tensions between the two countries were brewing long before the latest diplomatic spat.

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 killing of a Sikh activist in Canada

India has withdrawn its envoys from Canada and expelled their Canadian counterparts in New Delhi after Indian diplomats were named as “persons of interest” in the investigation of the killing of pro-Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The diplomatic ties have tanked, about a year after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

Canada’s decision to confront Delhi with the findings of its investigations, pointing to alleged Indian government involvement in the June 2023 Nijjar killing, comes almost exactly one year after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claims. This is a calculated escalation at a time the shadow of a linked case looms…

The Khalistan movement is banned in India, but has support among the Sikh diaspora, particularly in Canada

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India Monday of making a "fundamental error," as an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year saw both countries expel each other's ambassadors.

Canada accuses Indian government agents of being involved in ‘serious criminal activity’, a claim India rejects.

The row has been running on for months since the murder in June

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

Accusations made hours after both countries expel senior diplomats in escalating row over killing of Sikh activist